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Jon Hallett

Investor

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Jon Hallett is a CEO Partner at Ardent, with roughly 30 years of venture investing experience and prior roles as CEO or Executive Chairman across multiple acquisitions. He co-founded and chairs Gridline, an Ardent portfolio company focused on access to alternative investments, and works with enterprise software founders and operators. He holds a B.S. from Lehigh University.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Evercrest Capital PartnersCo-Founder and Strategic Partnercurrent2026 β€” present
  2. PrizePicksBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  3. GridlineCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2021 β€” present
  4. Alliance AdvisorsBoard Member (Independent)current2024 β€” present
  5. NominalBoard Member (Independent)current2025 β€” present
  6. KatalonBoard Member (Independent)current2019 β€” present
  7. AllCloudBoard Director (Independent)current2018 β€” present
  8. Ardent Venture PartnersCEO Partner and Advisorcurrent2021 β€” present
  9. DemandScienceAdvisory Boardcurrent2025 β€” present
  10. TextUsBoard Director (Independent)current2019 β€” present
  11. ShinestyBoard Membercurrent2016 β€” presentBoulder, CO
  12. RuddrBoard Advisorcurrent2020 β€” present
  13. FutureMotion // OneWheelBoard Advisorcurrent2015 β€” presentSanta Cruz, CA
  14. MessageGearsBoard Member2016 β€” 2025Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  15. RachioMember Board Of Directors2014 β€” 2025Greater Denver Area
  16. TerminusBoard Member (Independent)2016 β€” 2024Greater Atlanta Area
  17. BetterCloudExecutive Chairman2011 β€” 2022New York City
  18. SalesfusionBoard Chairman2013 β€” 2019Atlanta, GA
  19. PointivoBoard Member2016 β€” 2019Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  20. TricentisAdvisory Board2014 β€” 2018Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Lehigh UniversityB.S., Engineering1987 β€” 1991
  2. Ridgemont HighSurfing1984 β€” 1987
  3. San Dimas High SchoolTravel1983 β€” 1984

Skills & more

Team Leadership6Management22Strategy65Cloud Computing99Start-ups97Business Strategy29Product Development6IT Strategy10Executive Management7Business Development20Product Management22Go-to-market Strategy12
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsCRMBusiness IntelligenceIntegrationEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingProfessional ServicesMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsSolution SellingNew Business DevelopmentSaaS

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Same school

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Investments

Board seats

AllcloudGridlineKatalonNominalPrizepicks

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Ardent Venture