Gregory Rocco
InvestorFounderOperating Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · Founder at Spruce Systems
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedSpruce Systems · YC
About
Gregory Rocco is an Operating Partner at Ethereal Ventures. He co-founded SpruceID and serves as an advisor to the company. His experience spans startup consulting, product development, and sales and strategy management.
Founder at Spruce SystemsYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Gregory went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Spruce Systems's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gregory can intro founders to Spruce Systems's investors below.
Spruce Systems's investors · 10
2048 VenturesNew York · $500K – $3M checksA.Capital VenturesSan Franciscoa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBrighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Road Town, TortolaSCB 10XBangkok · $1.2M – $100M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Spruce Systems
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Wayne ChangFounder
Experience
- Ethereal VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Ethereal VenturesHead of Portfolio2024 — 2026
- ConsenSysBusiness Operations & Product2020Brooklyn, New York, United States
- ConsenSysProduct Manager2018 — 2020Brooklyn, New York, United States
- AugmateProduct2017 — 2019
- Self-EmployedEditor in Chief & Writer2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Sockeye Media LLCAssociate Producer2013 — 2017
Skills & more
Public Speaking7Microsoft Word9Facebook8Photoshop5Windows4Adobe Photoshop3Creative Writing15Research15Music11Social Media10Music Production7Audio Engineering5
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Event PlanningTeachingCustomer ServiceNew MediaSocial NetworkingIdea GenerationLanguages English
From Gregory's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Christian St. Louis
Investment Partner & Engineer at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Claire Thompson
Executive Assistant at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Eeshaan Sachatheva
Co-CIO at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Federico F. Soddu
General Counsel at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Gonçalo Sá
Technical Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Joseph Lubin
Chairman at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Max Mugnaioni
Principal, London at Entrepreneur First
Michael Kriak
Venture Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gregory Rocco?
- Gregory Rocco is an Operating Partner at Ethereal Ventures. He co-founded SpruceID and serves as an advisor to the company. His experience spans startup consulting, product development, and sales and strategy management.
- Where does Gregory Rocco work?
- Gregory Rocco is Founder of Spruce Systems and Operating Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd..
- What companies did Gregory Rocco found?
- Gregory Rocco founded Spruce Systems.
- Where did Gregory Rocco go to school?
- Gregory Rocco studied at Y Combinator (W21); The Graduate Center, City University of New York (Master of Arts - MA, Digital Humanities); Hunter College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Special Honors Curriculum, English Language and Literature - Departmental Honors).
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