Ellie Wanninger is an investor at Willow Growth Partners with prior experience in investment banking, private equity, and real estate. She holds a degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics from Pepperdine University.

What Ellie can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
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Willow Growth Partners writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lakes | Sotheby’s International Realty
  2. Stone Arch Capital
  3. Piper Sandler · Investment Banking Analyst
  4. Willow Growth Partners · Investor
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Focus

consumerprivate equityreal estate

Education

Pepperdine University, Economics and Applied Mathematics

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Who is Ellie Wanninger?

Ellie Wanninger is an investor at Willow Growth Partners with prior experience in investment banking, private equity, and real estate. She holds a degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics from Pepperdine University.

How much does Ellie Wanninger invest?

Ellie Wanninger invests through Willow Growth Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at series a.

How do I pitch Ellie Wanninger?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ellie in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Willow Growth Partners backed works better.

What did Ellie Wanninger do before Willow Growth Partners?

Lakes | Sotheby’s International Realty; Stone Arch Capital; Investment Banking Analyst at Piper Sandler.

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