About
Promise Phelon is founder and managing director of Growth Warrior Capital, a venture firm investing in industrial AI and automation across manufacturing, public safety, logistics, and field operations. He previously founded and scaled three companies, including JazzHR, which achieved a nine-figure exit, and raised over $100 million as an operator. Phelon serves as board director at Loopr AI and leads Growth Warrior Capital's portfolio of industrial AI companies including Loopr, ForceMetrics, and StaffAI.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Loopr AIBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- LiscioBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SoftdriveBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — presentGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada
- Growth Warrior CapitalFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Endless Frontier LabsBusiness Mentorcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The Way of the Growth WarriorAuthor2020
- TapInfluenceCEO — Led Turnaround & Exit to IZEA (Nasdaq: IZEA)2015 — 2018Boulder, Colorado
- JazzHRChief Revenue Officer (Nine-Figure Exit, 2021)2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- UpMoFounder & CEO2009 — 2013San Jose, CA
- The Phelon GroupFounder & CEO2002 — 2009Palo Alto, CA
- BEA SystemsHead of Product Marketing1998 — 2002San Jose, CA
Education
- Pepperdine UniversityMBA, Strategic Marketing
- Southern Methodist UniversityBachelors - Double Major, Business & Religion
Skills & more
Early Stage InvestmentBoard LevelStart-ups99Entrepreneurship75Strategy73Leadership60Strategic Partnerships45Enterprise Software47Go-to-market Strategy30Business Development43Marketing27Product Marketing22
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Thought LeadershipE-commerceBusiness IntelligenceMarketing StrategyLead GenerationProgram ManagementBusiness StrategyManagementMentoringMarketing CommunicationsCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingFrom Promise's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Pepperdine University28
Kenneth KellerAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersDr. John L Evans JrVenture Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalKelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital PartnersJerel DavisManaging Director at Versant VenturesJasmine EssalatSenior Recruiter at Red Cell IncubationNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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Also attended Southern Methodist University69
Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesJim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpAlex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundBeau BarnesCFO at JStar Capital Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Endless Frontier Labs21
Brannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpNour ObeidallahHead of Community at AlleyCorpJoshua RubnitzInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesBrian GloedeHead of Business Development and Startup Partnerships at New York Life VenturesNealFounder at Zoic CapitalChristian TheriaultPartner at Material Impact
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Also worked at TapInfluence1
Also worked at BEA Systems19
Tim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesPuneet AgarwalInvestor at True VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesTimothy EadesGeneral Partner and Fellow Founder at Cyber Mentor FundMichael GirdleyManaging Director at Geekdom
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Colleagues at Growth Warrior Capital
Ashley Pilipiszyn
Venture Partner at Growth Warrior Capital
Kimberley Bueno
Venture Advisor at Growth Warrior Capital
Laura Smous
Venture Advisor at Growth Warrior Capital
Mary Kate McDonough
Head of Platform & Operations at Growth Warrior Capital
Matanya Horowitz
Venture Partner at Growth Warrior Capital
Nathan Sanders
Investor at Growth Warrior Capital
Rachel Baruch
Principal at Growth Warrior Capital