About
Before starting Close in 2013, he led Supercool School and ran several earlier ventures, including DVDiscount24, Teletrance and Whitibbar Workshops, after working as a team leader at AWD Holding. He has also served as a senior venture partner at Pioneer Fund since 2018.
CEO, Co-Founder at CloseYC W11
Intro paths
YC
Steli went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Steli can intro founders to Close's investors below.
Close's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Close
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Anthony NemitzCOO, Co-Founder
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Thomas SteinacherCo-Founder, Principal Engineer, R&D
Co-Founder, Principal Engineer, R&D at CloseYC W11
Intro paths
YC
Steli went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
β
In turn, Steli can intro founders to Close's investors below.
Close's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Close
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Steli EftiCEO, Co-Founder
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Anthony NemitzCOO, Co-Founder
Experience
- CloseCEOcurrent2013 β presentMountain View
- Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partnercurrent2018 β present
- Supercool SchoolCEO2008 β 2009
- Whitibbar WorkshopsOwner2005 β 2006
- TeletranceOwner2005
- DVDiscount24CEO2004 β 2005
- AWD HoldingTeamleader2002 β 2005
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99E-Learning14Sales96Training18NLP8Psychology7Start-ups99Social Media66Online Advertising25Web Development22Coaching7Business Strategy72
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Social NetworkingMarketing StrategySEOLeadershipSales ProcessSales ManagementSales OperationsProject ManagementWeb 2.0SaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyFrom Steli's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steli Efti?
- Before starting Close in 2013, he led Supercool School and ran several earlier ventures, including DVDiscount24, Teletrance and Whitibbar Workshops, after working as a team leader at AWD Holding. He has also served as a senior venture partner at Pioneer Fund since 2018.
- Where does Steli Efti work?
- Steli Efti is CEO, Co-Founder of Close.
- What companies did Steli Efti found?
- Steli Efti founded Close.
- Where did Steli Efti go to school?
- Steli Efti studied at Y Combinator; John F Kennedy.
