Yelena Shkolnik

Yelena Shkolnik

Partner atJump CapitalFirm active Oct 14Illinois

Yelena Shkolnik is an investor at Jump Capital, focusing on consumer finance, B2B software, and legacy infrastructure. She previously worked in investment banking at UBS and film finance at DreamWorks.

What Yelena can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Jump Capital writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. UBS · investment banking
  2. DreamWorks · film finance
  3. Jump
    Now
  4. Jump Capital · Partner
    Now

Focus

consumer financeconsumerizing b2b softwaremodernizing legacy infrastructureenterprise legal techcapital markets infrastructureconsumer appetites

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Who is Yelena Shkolnik?

Yelena Shkolnik is an investor at Jump Capital, focusing on consumer finance, B2B software, and legacy infrastructure. She previously worked in investment banking at UBS and film finance at DreamWorks.

How much does Yelena Shkolnik invest?

Yelena Shkolnik invests through Jump Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Yelena Shkolnik?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Yelena in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Jump Capital backed works better.

What did Yelena Shkolnik do before Jump Capital?

investment banking at UBS; film finance at DreamWorks.

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