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344 people in our graph share verified history with Elli — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Praachi Jain MehtaunlockedElli: together at Ogilvy (2018)
×6Elli: together at Startmate
×2Elli: together at Ogilvy
×3Elli: together at University of Alberta
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
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
From Elli's professional profile.
Colleagues at Side Stage Ventures
Alice Williams
Head of Operations at Side Stage Ventures
Ben
General Partner & Co-Founder at Side Stage Ventures
Ethan Moodley
CA Trainee at Convergence Partners
Harrison Wright
Principal at Side Stage Ventures
Markus
General Partner & Co-Founder at Side Stage Ventures
Matt Allen
Co-Founder - Head of Capital & New Markets at Tractor Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elli Hanson?
- 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.
- Where does Elli Hanson work?
- Elli Hanson is Partner at Side Stage Ventures.
- Where did Elli Hanson go to school?
- Elli Hanson studied at USC Marshall School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Southern California (Bachelor’s Degree, Design & Business Entrepreneurship); Fulbright (Killam Fulbright Fellow).
Same school
Also attended USC Marshall School of Business243
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesTrent RiggsInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also attended University of Southern California816
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended McGill University652
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 Flaus2
Also worked at Ogilvy79
Praachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment VenturesPaul BarrPartner at Pantheon VenturesKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalCarly ConnellPrincipal at Bull City Venture PartnersDavid GallagherPartner at ArtesianOliver Fitz-GibbonPlatform at InMotion Ventures
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