About
Partner at Side Stage Ventures backing early-stage founders building globally ambitious companies from Australia. Her background spans industrial design and brand strategy, including Global Director of Design Strategy at Ogilvy Worldwide and co-founding consumer hardware company Flaus.
Experience
- Side Stage VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — present
- Side Stage VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2025Sydney, NSW
- StartmateMentorcurrent2024 — present
- Caster Town LtdNon-Executive Directorcurrent2011 — presentCanada
- Sense Of Self (S.O.S)Non Executive Director & Board Member2024 — 2026
- FlausCo-Founder (Exited)2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- FlausConsultant2019 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- TINA (This Is Not an Agency)Founder2018 — 2021US & Canada
- Dr. Dri'sCo-Founder, Co-CEO2018 — 2021US & Canada
- OgilvyGlobal Director of Design Strategy, Ogilvy Worldwide2017 — 2018
- OgilvyGlobal Consulting Director, OgilvyRED2017 — 2018New York, New York
- OgilvySr. Experience Designer | Product & Service Design Group2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- OgilvyArtist In Residence (AIR)2014 — 2016New York City
Education
- USC Marshall School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor’s Degree, Design & Business Entrepreneurship
- FulbrightKillam Fulbright Fellow
- McGill UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies
- University of AlbertaHonours Bachelor of Design, Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
Skills & more
Adobe Creative Suite26InDesign30Illustrator8Photoshop19Premiere4Dreamweaver2After EffectsHTML 5CSS3Maya1Microsoft Excel7Keynote1
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Microsoft OfficeAdobe PhotoshopStrategic PlanningLeadershipPublic SpeakingCreative StrategyManufacturingBrand DevelopmentDesign for ManufacturingSupply Chain OperationsGo-to-Market StrategyStart-up Consulting- Summer 2021 Cohort @ Stanford University's Female Founder Incubator — Galvanizer
- Master of Business Administration — University of Southern California
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Colleagues at Side Stage Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Elli Hanson work?
- Elli Hanson is Partner at Side Stage Ventures.
Same school
Also attended USC Marshall School of Business154
Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesEvan SmithManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersAlicia ZaettaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended University of Southern California474
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft
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Also attended McGill University411
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ogilvy52
Praachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment VenturesKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalCarly ConnellPrincipal at Bull City Venture PartnersDavid GallagherPartner at ArtesianOliver Fitz-GibbonPlatform at InMotion VenturesChi TranSenior Technology Advisor at Qualgro
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