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Elaine: together at SMU Cox School of Business
About
Elaine Russell joined Greycroft in 2019 as an Operating Partner, working with portfolio companies on operational scaling. She was previously a Partner at PLG Ventures, co-founder and CEO of Little Key (acquired by Dabble), VP of Product at Storeplacer (now SwiftIQ), and led strategic partnerships at Tiny Prints (acquired by Shutterfly), earlier working at JPMorgan and Sara Lee. She holds a BA and BBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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Board director at Crafty
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Experience
- GreycroftOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- GreycroftCo-lead for Albertsons Fundcurrent2019 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- BaubleBar Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- OctaveBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- ianacareBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- CuyanaBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- CometeerBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- BambooBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- MercatoBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- CraftyBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- LucyBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Loyal GuruBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBarcelona
- ErgattaBoard Member (Acquired by Interactive Strength)2023 — 2026
- breefBoard Member2024 — 2026
- RightMove HealthBoard Member2024 — 2025
- DanvasBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- PrimaBoard Observer (acquired by Sky Marketing Corporation)2020 — 2024
- AnycartBoard Member (Acquired by Weee!)2020 — 2022
- 1520Board Member2021 — 2022
- PLG VenturesVenture Partner2019 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- PLG VenturesPartner2017 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- HintboxVP of Product & Strategy2016 — 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
E-commerce25Strategy36Product Management9Analytics13Product Marketing4Business Strategy4Competitive Analysis10Corporate Development2Strategic Partnerships17Start-ups37Product Development3Cross-functional Team Leadership4
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Go-to-market StrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingSEOSEMMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsFrom Elaine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Greycroft
Aaron Athanas
People Operations Associate at Greycroft
Addie Ewald
Investor at Greycroft
Alan Patricof
Chairperson & Co-Founder at Primetime Partners
Alex Constantinople
Chief Marketing Officer at Greycroft
Allison Beck
Head of Events & Foundation at Greycroft
Andrew Scott
Senior Finance Manager at Greycroft
Andrew Ying
Investor at Greycroft
Ann Paulose
Senior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
Network3
Brentt Baltimore
Principal at Greycroft
Brian Bustamante-Nicholson
Partner at Greycroft
Bryan Subijano
Principal at Greycroft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elaine Russell?
- Elaine Russell joined Greycroft in 2019 as an Operating Partner, working with portfolio companies on operational scaling. She was previously a Partner at PLG Ventures, co-founder and CEO of Little Key (acquired by Dabble), VP of Product at Storeplacer (now SwiftIQ), and led strategic partnerships at Tiny Prints (acquired by Shutterfly), earlier working at JPMorgan and Sara Lee. She holds a BA and BBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
- Where does Elaine Russell work?
- Elaine Russell is Principal at Greycroft and Board director at Crafty.
- What check size does Elaine Russell write?
- Elaine Russell typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- Where did Elaine Russell go to school?
- Elaine Russell studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Masters of Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship); SMU Cox School of Business (BS & BBA, Business and Economics).
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,135
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Also attended SMU Cox School of Business134
Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpLaura BaldwinInvestor at Golden SeedsHubert ZajicekCEO and Co-founder of Health WildcattersRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundErik JansenVenture Advisor at Alpha Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at BaubleBar Inc.3
Also worked at Cometeer7
Andrew UngerRecruiting Advisor at Conversion CapitalAru RaaviDirector, Partnerships at ADP VenturesAlex MarleyPartner at Dorm RoomShan ReddyFounder at AristotleMatthew RobertsFounder at CometeerDoug HoonCTO at Cometeer
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