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Nima Elyassi-Rad

Ferris Wheel Operator

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $250,000.00

Work Experience

2019

  • Vice President GTM

    2023

    Your global friendly shipping platform. Long games only.

  • Vice President of Global Business Development and Sales

    2023 - 2023

  • Head Of Business Development

    2022 - 2023

  • Principal Business Development

    2019 - 2022

2015

  • Private Investor

    2015

    Companies: * Shippo https://shippo.com/ * Bitrefill https://bitrefill.com/ * HOVER https://hover.to/ * Harlow https://meetharlow.com/ * MintGreen https://mintgreen.co/ * Showpad https://showpad.com/ * and more Funds: * Tenacity Venture Capital https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/in-raging-bear-market-tenacity-raises-oversubscribed-fund-in-record-time-301580320.html * Handful of Angellist syndicates

2017

  • Co-Founder

    2017

    ⚽️ is an immigrant. We tell stories about our planet’s universal Esperanto. Stories that celebrate and unite people through our shared history. https://eterno.boutique/blogs/get-in-you-beauty https://eterno.boutique/collections/boutique https://Instagram.com/eternoHQ

2013

  • Advisor

    2013

    Advisor: Trivial (withtrivial.com), Arka (arka.com), EquityZen (equityzen.com) Past: Returnly, Folloze and more.

  • Investor

    2016 - 2017

    The Great Experiment: help founders build real businesses. http://www.indie.vc/

2015 - 2016

  • Executive In Residence

    2015 - 2016

    Met with A LOT of founders. Mapped markets. Did due diligence. Supported portfolio companies. Enhanced gif game. http://www.canvas.vc/

2014 - 2015

  • Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships

    2014 - 2015

    Defined one KPI to focus the ship(po). Responsible for business (not engineering or product), group push-ups, 80s & 90s Hip Hop and whiskey. Worked with some of the best humans I know. Made friends for life. https://goshippo.com/

2013 - 2014

  • Marketplace Operations

    2013 - 2014

    Developed an outbound sales process. Executed sales campaigns. Grew revenue 47x. Took out the trash. Started a special relationship with dried mangos. https://recruitloop.com/

2011 - 2013

  • Head of Sales Intelligence

    2011 - 2013

    Directed the launch of Groupon’s largest sales campaign. Helped grow revenue $300M YoY. Managed a team of 70. Lead Management and Sales Campaigns for 650 sales reps. Shared tea and healthy snacks with all. https://www.groupon.com/

  • Co-founder / Portfolio Manager

    2008 - 2008

    Designed two model portfolios: outperformed the S&P 500 by 35% and 27%, respectively. Covered costs with wins but lost 6% on the principal in the end while S&P 500 lost 37%. Strategy = long volatility. A good call in 2008.