Will Mcclelland
General Partner at Elizabeth Street Ventures
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & General Partner
2018 - Current
We fund digital consumer & consumer fintech businesses transforming huge industry verticals that pay obsessive attention to the customer experience www.elizabethstreet.vc
Co-Founder
2010
Bambike is a leading bamboo bicycle manufacturer with the goal of building the greenest bikes on the planet, promoting environmental stewardship, and improving the livelihoods of people in the underserved communities we work with. Bambike Ecotours is an exciting and educational ecotourism activity in the heart of Manila's old walled city of Intramuros. Bambike Ecotours is a top rated outdoor activity on TripAdvisor. www.bambike.com
Board Observer
2020 - 2021
Board Member
2019 - 2020
Figure8, creator of the Museum of Ice Cream, is an experience-first development company.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Elizabeth Street Ventures, Maywic Select Investments and OCV.
Partner
2014 - 2017
Partner of Grace Beauty Capital. Portfolio Manager responsible for sourcing and executing early stage venture investments in consumer, retail technology and e-commerce companies. Grace Beauty Capital is a family office investing in early stage consumer companies. Founded on the core belief that deep domain and industry knowledge, operating expertise and extensive networks are essential to support early stage entrepreneurs from seed to success. https://gracebeauty.com/grace-beauty-capital-portfolio
Managing Director
2004 - 2012
Multi-billion, fund-of-hedge funds, focused on building and managing uncorrelated multi-manager alternative investment portfolios. Winner of Institutional Investor’s Small Hedge Funds Manager of the Year, Ironwood was recognized for its performance, innovation, reputation, due diligence, firm culture and the ability to provide overall value in constructing hedge fund portfolios for clients. Managing Director | Head of Research | Member of Investment & Risk Committee Portfolio manager responsible for investment selection, risk management and due diligence www.ironwoodpartners.com
Ironwood Capital Management is an investment firm that provides alternative investment solutions focusing on hedge fund portfolios.
Investment Banking Division
2001 - 2004
Investment Banking Analyst, Corporate Finance Global Technology Group (from January 2003) Menlo Park, CA Global Healthcare Group (from June 2002) San Francisco, CA Global Real Estate Group (Summer 2001) New York, NY
Education
BA
1998 - 2002