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Yelena Shkolnik

Investor

Partner at Jump Capital

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Yelena Shkolnik is a Partner at Jump Capital. She began her career in investment banking at UBS and later worked in film finance at DreamWorks before moving into venture capital, where she has worked across several funds at different stages. She focuses on consumer finance, capital markets infrastructure, wealth management, enterprise legal tech, and B2B software driven by changing consumer preferences.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

  1. Jump CapitalPartnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. MK CapitalSenior Associate2013 — 2015
  3. McNally CapitalSummer Associate2013Chicago, IL
  4. Dreamworks StudiosFinance Manager2011 — 2012Universal Studios
  5. Philanthro ProductionsCo-President, Los Angeles2011 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  6. UBS Investment BankIBD Analyst2009 — 2011
  7. Duff & PhelpsAnalyst2007
  8. University of Chicago Graduate School of BusinessResearch Assistant2006 — 2007

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy2012 — 2014
  2. University of ChicagoBA, Economics2005 — 2009

Skills & more

Strategy16MergersFinancial Modeling10Corporate Finance3Valuation5Financial Analysis1Investment Banking2Private EquityDue DiligenceData AnalysisEconomics4Investments3
+7 moreBusiness StrategyDCFVenture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceStart-upsBloomberg

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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431

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Also attended University of Chicago242

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at MK Capital8

Mark TerbeekPartner at GreycroftBret MaxwellManaging General Partner at MK CapitalMark KoulogeorgeManaging General Partner at MK CapitalKirk WolfePartner at MK CapitalJoshua BeebePartner at MK CapitalDavid RangelGeneral Partner at Merus Capital

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Also worked at McNally Capital2

Andrew BluesteinCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Bluestein VenturesBram BluesteinCo-Founder at Bluestein Ventures

Also worked at Philanthro Productions1

Brent WuPartner at Geodesic Capital

Also worked at UBS Investment Bank528

Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona

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Deals · 2

Obsess, Inc.Board seat

via Jump Capital · filed Jul 2022 · $500K raise

RecurateBoard seat

via Jump Capital · filed May 2022 · $14M raise

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

Colleagues at Jump Capital

Aqil Pasha
Vice President at Jump Capital
Eliza Chamberlain
Senior Associate at Jump Capital
Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan
Partner at Jump Capital
Jason Felger
Partner at Jump Capital
Kasey Mitria
Operations Manager at Jump Capital
Kian Katanforoosh
Investor at Jump Capital
Michael McMahon
Co-Founder and Partner at Jump Capital
Miles Scheffler
Data & Operations Analyst at Jump Capital