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William McClelland is a Co-Founder & General Partner at Elizabeth Street Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focusing on the digital consumer and next-generation brands. With a diverse background in managing capital, investing in brands, and analyzing consumer business models, he has a track record of investing in companies like Birchbox, Ringly, and ThirdLove. McClelland typically invests between $250k and $2M in about five deals per year. His geographical preference includes the Greater New York City Area. With a partnership style that emphasizes investing in early-stage businesses and paying obsessive attention to customer experience, he has a strong collaboration approach fostering success. Previously, he served as a Managing Director at Ironwood Capital Management and worked in the Investment Banking Division at Lehman Brothers.
Location: New York, NY
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Searches show Elizabeth Street Ventures made an investment in California Naturals as part of their Series A on September 30, 2024 (source: CB Insights) and the firm’s portfolio updates include other investments through 2024. The last known investment linked to William (as Co-Founder & GP) occurred on 2024-09-30, which is 13 months and 2 days before the reference date used for classification, placing the activity within the 6-12 month window. Specifically, the investment in California Naturals on 2024-09-30 (startup: California Naturals) indicates recent activity consistent with an active investor.
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Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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