Kelly Elliott

Angel Investor at Independent | ex-Tesla

Independent

Atlanta, GA · ET (UTC-5)

16+ years experience

Wharton

English

Investing Advising

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Overview

28 years around startups; now investing in developer infrastructure. Previously an operator for 10 years before investing. Most at home with developer tools and venture capital. Cyclist - trying to do a century this year.

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Founders building in developer infrastructure
Advice on developer infrastructure
Working sessions on open source
Thoughtful intros to people in my field

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Courses and coaching offers

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills

energyventure capitalopen sourcedeveloper tools

InvestingLooking to invest

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Writing $50k cheques into pre-seed developer infrastructure in Southeast Asia

Cheque size: $50k
Stages: Series A
Sectors: Developer infrastructure, climate
Geographies: US and Europe
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: Within a month
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Happy to follow a strong lead. We reply to every founder.

Atlanta, GAventure capitalenergyopen source

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AdvisingOpen to advising

closes in 3 months

Office hours for founders preparing a seed round: developer infrastructure and energy

Topics: developer infrastructure, energy, open source
Format: Office hours
Terms: Equity
Capacity: One advisory role at a time
Best for: Seed to Series A teams

28 years of developer infrastructure. One call a month or async reviews.

Atlanta, GA · remote OKopen sourceenergyventure capital

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Experience

Angel Investor
Jan 2024 - Present
Independent · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
- Sit on 7 boards.
- Backed 34 founders at pre-seed and seed.
Financial Analyst
Nov 2020 - Jan 2024
Tesla · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
- Took forecast accuracy to within 1% for 7 straight quarters.
- Saved $1 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
Finance Manager
Jun 2017 - Sep 2020
Spotify · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
- Built the operating model the board used for a $57 million raise.
FP&A Manager
Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
Airbnb · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
- Saved $6 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
- Closed the books in 6 days, down from 10.
Finance Director
Nov 2010 - Jul 2014
ServiceNow · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
- Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 10 straight quarters.
- Saved $6 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

Wharton
MBA, Business Administration
1999 - 2001
Stanford University
BS, Economics
1993 - 1997

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