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Kelli Jones

Investor

General Partner at Sixty8 Capital

Indianapolis, Indiana

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $300K

About

Kelli N. Jones applies her Def Jam and Sony music-executive background to evaluate storytelling, brand and audience, and extends her Be Nimble Foundation's ecosystem work supporting Black and Brown communities.

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Invests in

Direct to ConsumerFintechHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Experience

  1. Sixty8 CapitalCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Indianapolis/Los Angeles, CA
  2. Be Nimble FoundationFounder/CEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Indianapolis/Dallas, TX/Los Angeles, CA
  3. From Nap, With LoveFounder2016 — 2026Indianapolis
  4. Allos VenturesProgram Manager2020 — 2021Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  5. TechstarsProgram Manager, The Heritage Group Accelerator2019 — 2020Greater Indianapolis
  6. GivelifyRecruitment Consultant2019Greater Indianapolis
  7. GivelifyDirector of People, Culture, and Brand2018 — 2019Greater Indianapolis
  8. BlavityBusiness Development & Partnerships2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. Era of the EngineerGeneral Manager2012 — 2016Brooklyn
  10. HipHopDXDirector, Sales & Marketing2015 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
  11. Indiana Black Expo, Inc.Public Relations and Communications Specialist2014 — 2015Greater Indianapolis
  12. Steel Magnolia GroupPartner & Founder2010 — 2014Brooklyn/Atlanta
  13. A3C FestivalDirector of The Pro-Audio Experience2011 — 2013Atlanta, GA
  14. Brooklyn BodegaBusiness Development Manager2010 — 2012Brooklyn

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityExecutive Education Certificate, Venture Capital2020
  2. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
  3. Tennessee State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Psychology & Philosophy

Skills & more

Public Speaking3Venture CapitalImpact InvestingEconomic DevelopmentEntrepreneurship DevelopmentCultural DiversityEquality & DiversityEvent Planning46Marketing41Entertainment32Public Relations25Brand Management4
+12 moreSocial Media MarketingSocial NetworkingFundraisingSocial MediaBloggingMarketing StrategyRadioBusiness DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingEcosystem developmentFacebookGoogle Analytics

Languages English · Japanese

From Kelli's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,720 more

Also attended Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law2

Anne Slaughter AndrewInvestor at Clean Energy VentureBrian PowersVenture Partner at M25

Also attended Tennessee State University4

Turner NasheInvestor at Side Door VenturesCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesEric FloydRegulatory Advisor at 2Flo VenturesWillCo-Founder & Capital Markets Leader at OY6 Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Sixty8 Capital3

Teri WilleyP2C Managing Director & Officer at Pathway to CuresNassir CrissPrincipal at Sixty8 CapitalPaul EhlingerVenture Partner at Sixty8 Capital

Also worked at Techstars379

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

+ 373 more

Colleagues at Sixty8 Capital

Nassir Criss
Principal at Sixty8 Capital
Paul Ehlinger
Venture Partner at Sixty8 Capital

Network1

Don Thompson
CEO at Cleveland Avenue

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