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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Crafty
Intro paths
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Experience
- GreycroftOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- GreycroftCo-lead for Albertsons Fundcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan 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, Catalonia, Spain
- ErgattaBoard Member (Acquired by Interactive Strength)2023 — 2026
- breefBoard Member2024 — 2026
- RightMove HealthBoard Member2024 — 2025
- DanvasBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- PrimaBoard Observer2020 — 2024
- AnycartBoard Member (Acquired by Weee!)2020 — 2022
- 1520Board Member2021 — 2022
- PLG VenturesVenture Partner2019 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- PLG VenturesPartner2017 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- HintboxVP of Product & Strategy2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Little KeyCo Founder & CEO2015 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- DabbleProduct at Dabble and President of Dabble Kids2016Greater Chicago Area
- HeirlumeFounder & CEO2013 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
- Storeplacer (now SwiftIQ)Vice President of Product2011 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
- Tiny PrintsBusiness Unit Manager (GM) for Wedding Paper Divas2011Sunnyvale, CA
- Tiny PrintsSenior Manager Business Development2009 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Sara LeeStrategy and Corporate Development Sr. Analyst2007 — 2008Greater Chicago Area
- JPMorganInvestment Banking Analyst2005 — 2007New York City Metropolitan 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 & AcquisitionsManagementStrategic PlanningMarketing StrategyFinancial ModelingFrom Elaine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Greycroft
Aaron Athanas
People Operations Associate at Greycroft
Adam Boutin
Partner at Greycroft
Addie Ewald
Investor at Greycroft
Alaina Hartley
Principal at Greycroft
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
Network5
Adam Boutin
Partner at Greycroft
Alaina Hartley
Principal at Greycroft
Brentt Baltimore
Principal at Greycroft
Brian Bustamante-Nicholson
Partner at Greycroft
Bryan Subijano
Principal at Greycroft
Investors connected to Elaine in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management773
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also attended SMU Cox School of Business81
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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