Fundraising Fox

John Elton

Investor

Partner at Greycroft · Board director at PebblePost

New York City

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

About

John Elton is a Partner at Greycroft, which he joined in 2013, and is based in New York City. Before Greycroft, he was a Managing Partner at iNovia Capital and earlier worked at Veronis Suhler Stevenson, 24/7 Media, and Turnstone Capital. He holds a BA in Economics from Lehigh University and an MBA from New York University, and mentors in NYU's entrepreneurship program.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at PebblePost

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to PebblePost's investors below.

PebblePost's investors · 12

Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2021Alpine MeridianNew YorkEscalate Capital PartnersAustinFf Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Greycroft PartnersNew YorkKickstartSalt Lake City · $250K – $3M checksMantella Venture PartnersToronto · $730K checksRRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2017Swell PartnersNew York City · $500K – $600K checksTribeca Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2018VCFA GroupNew York · $150K – $2.5M checks

Co-founders at PebblePost

LGLewis Gersh
Lewis GershExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. GreycroftPartnercurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Imperative Execution Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 — present
  3. TetraBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. ImmutaInvestor/Board Observercurrent2016 — present
  5. Invisible TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  6. FrameAIBoard Observer2016 — 2026
  7. PebblePostBoard Observer2016 — 2026Greater New York City Area
  8. Button, Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2025Greater New York City Area
  9. WorkFusionBoard Member2013 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  10. MapAnything, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2019Charlotte, North Carolina Area
  11. VidibleBoard Member2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  12. iNovia CapitalManaging Partner2007 — 2013Montreal, Canada Area
  13. TripleLiftBoard Member2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
  14. ChangoBoard Member2009 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
  15. VizuBoard Observer2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Babble Media | Babble.comBoard Observer2010 — 2011
  17. Turnstone CapitalDirector2003 — 2004
  18. 24/7 Real MediaStrategic Planning1999 — 2000
  19. Veronis Suhler StevensonSenior Analyst1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Start-ups99Venture Capital99Private Equity51Marketing24Finance25Strategic Partnerships57Digital Media65Online Advertising31Digital Marketing27Entrepreneurship99Mergers2Mergers & Acquisitions44
+12 moreProduct ManagementCompetitive AnalysisInvestmentsDue DiligenceMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentCRMMobile DevicesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStrategic PlanningStrategy

From John's professional profile.

Deals · 1

PebblePostBoard seat

via Greycroft · filed May 2016 · $5.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AddiChangoClearGraphFastbreak.aiFrame.aiFrankie OneImmutaImperative ExecutionInvisible TechnologiesMapAnythingMyCarrierNativoOzowPetabyteTetraTripleLiftVidibleVizuWorkFusion

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Greycroft

Aaron Athanas
People Operations Associate at Greycroft
Addie Ewald
Investor at Greycroft
Alan Patricof
Chairperson & Co-Founder at Primetime Partners
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
Ann Paulose
Senior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Elton?
John Elton is a Partner at Greycroft, which he joined in 2013, and is based in New York City. Before Greycroft, he was a Managing Partner at iNovia Capital and earlier worked at Veronis Suhler Stevenson, 24/7 Media, and Turnstone Capital. He holds a BA in Economics from Lehigh University and an MBA from New York University, and mentors in NYU's entrepreneurship program.
Where does John Elton work?
John Elton is Partner at Greycroft and Board director at PebblePost.
What check size does John Elton write?
John Elton typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
What boards does John Elton sit on?
John Elton holds tracked board seats at PebblePost.
What companies has John Elton invested in?
Investments tracked here include Addi, Chango, ClearGraph, Fastbreak.ai, Frame.ai, Frankie One, Immuta, Imperative Execution, Invisible Technologies, MapAnything, MyCarrier, Nativo, and 8 more.
Where did John Elton go to school?
John Elton studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Specializations in Finance & Marketing); Lehigh University (BA, Economics); Ridgewood High School.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business598

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Also attended Lehigh University122

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Also attended Ridgewood High School5

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Shared employers

Also worked at Immuta10

Mark RostickVice President and Senior Managing Director at Intel CapitalMark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenDaniel DocterManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalBrian DravesPartner & COO at Ten ElevenRohini ChakravarthyInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundAli WastiManaging Partner at Wipro Ventures

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Also worked at MapAnything, Inc.1

Key ComptonManaging Director at GPO Fund

Also worked at Veronis Suhler Stevenson11

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJerry KaralisInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersMaxwell VeyhePartner, Investments at GRO CapitalMarco SodiInvestor at Volpi CapitalSamantha LangInvestor at Volpi CapitalEduardo Diez-HochleitnerFounding Partner | Chairman at Samaipata

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