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Elli Hanson

Elli Hanson

Partner at Side Stage Ventures

Investor

Elli Hanson is the Principal Investor at Side Stage Ventures, a founder-led seed fund and community that supports top-tier founders in Australia and globally.

Before joining Side Stage Ventures, Elli co-founded Flaus, where she led the design and market launch of the world's first patented electric flosser. Under her leadership, Flaus was recognized in TIME Magazine's Inventions of the Year and named one of Fast Company's World Changing Ideas.

Prior to Flaus, Elli served as the Global Director of Design Strategy at Ogilvy Worldwide, leading global client engagements for Fortune 200 brands. Her work earned over 25 Cannes Lion Awards.

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Career

  1. Now Partner · Side Stage Ventures
  2. Earlier · Startup Co-founder · Flaus
  3. Earlier Global Director of Design Strategy · Ogilvy Worldwide

Sources: dayone.fm

Key moments

Jump straight to the part of Canva's AI buy, SAVCF report & BFF grant axed you want.

  1. 0:28 Canva Acquires Leonardo AI
  2. 5:02 South Australian Venture Capital Fund Report
  3. 9:00 Boosting Female Founders Program Termination
  4. 15:37 Weekly Startup Raises
  5. 28:31 KaaS Recommendations

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The Startup Retro · 4 August 2024 Canva's AI buy, SAVCF report & BFF grant axed

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