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Ellie Wheeler

Investor

New York, New York

Overview 

Ellie Wheeler is a seasoned investor with a strong background in venture capital, corporate development, and private equity, having worked at notable firms like Greycroft and Lowercase Capital. She has made impactful investments in a variety of sectors, including food and beverage, e-commerce, and health services, and has a keen focus on supporting female and diverse investors in New York City. With an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Georgetown University, Ellie has successfully invested in companies like Meals on Wheels South Florida and Eden Health, showcasing her expertise in strategic partnerships, financial modeling, and due diligence to drive growth and success in the startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Senior Advisor

    2024 - Current

  • Partner

    2011 - 2023

    Ongoing investments include Thirty Madison, Octave, Elevate, Cometeer, RightMove, Boulder Care, Firstleaf, Baublebar, Expel.io Exits: Flashpoint (majority acq. Audax), NuOrder (acq. Lightspeed POS), Nom Nom (acq. Mars), Blinkist (acq. Go1), Cotopaxi (Bain Double Impact), Eloquii (acq. Walmart), Plated (acq. Albertson's), Blitsy (acq. AC Moore), Healthreveal (acq. Accolade)

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that focuses on technology start-ups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets.

  • Board Member

    2023

    Venture Forward is driving the human capital, culture, values, and narrative of venture capital to promote a strong and inclusive community that will fuel the economy of tomorrow. Venture Forward is focused on shaping the future of venture capital by offering programming, data and research, and resources that are empowering the ecosystem’s ability to thrive. Venture Forward is a 501(c)(3) supporting organization to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

Venture Forward is driving the human capital, culture, values, and narrative of venture capital to promote a strong and inclusive community.

  • Co-Founder

    2012 - 2019

    Venturing Hoyas is a Georgetown alumni & student community network active in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Our mission is to create stronger community, enabling members to meet, share, and collaborate.

  • Investment Professional

    2010 - 2011

    Lowercase advises and, intermittently invests in, early stage technology companies. We also provide strategy and consulting services to large private equity funds and Fortune 500 companies.

  • Corporate Development

    2007 - 2009

    Acquisitions, Venture Investing and Strategy with a focus on software, including collaboration, unified communications and mobility.

Cisco DevNet is your source for everything developer at Cisco Systems.

  • Private Equity Associate

    2005 - 2007

    Identified, sourced, evaluated and executed investment opportunities for $3bn fund.

Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.

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