Some people wear their values on their sleeves. Allan Jean-Baptiste ’08 wears his on his walls. The offices of Ansa, the venture capital firm that Jean-Baptiste co-founded in 2022 in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, are the epitome of corporate chic: glass-walled conference rooms abut a common workspace featuring exposed wood beams, and every sightline includes one or more striking works of modern art. Yet the paintings on the walls aren’t just attractive. Many were created by emerging artists with an interest in innovation, exploration, and technology, all of which speak to the firm’s own core interests and values. Read more.
