About
Elyssa joined Greycroft in 2022 and leads internal recruiting for the firm and executive talent support for portfolio companies. She previously led talent acquisition at Generate Capital, worked on SoftBank's Human Capital team, and began her career at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- GreycroftTalent Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GenerateManager, Talent Aquisition & Development2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SoftBankHuman Capital2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Heidrick & StrugglesAssociate2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Heidrick & StrugglesAnalyst2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- International Neuroethics SocietyProject Manager2014
- Starlight Children's FoundationCommunity and Corporate Partnerships Intern2014
Skills & more
Public Speaking13Management2Executive Search7Recruiting5Community Outreach3Microsoft Word11Microsoft Office9Microsoft PowerPoint4Microsoft Excel15Social Media7Editing2Spanish2
Languages English
- Drive Results with Talent — The Predictive Index
- Certificate in Spanish Language — University of Pennsylvania
From Elyssa'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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elyssa Pedote?
- Elyssa joined Greycroft in 2022 and leads internal recruiting for the firm and executive talent support for portfolio companies. She previously led talent acquisition at Generate Capital, worked on SoftBank's Human Capital team, and began her career at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
- Where does Elyssa Pedote work?
- Elyssa Pedote is Director of Talent at Greycroft.
- What does Elyssa Pedote invest in?
- Elyssa Pedote invests in Fintech.
- Where did Elyssa Pedote go to school?
- Elyssa Pedote studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Healthcare Markets and Finance); Westridge School (High School Diploma).
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Also attended Westridge School3
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Also worked at Generate16
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Also worked at SoftBank13
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