ABOUT

ABOUT

about

about

elly peng

Elly Peng acrylic portrait painting
M&TSI 2023 group photo
Valedictorian Speech
TLDR
EXPERIENCES
LEARN

some notes about me (up until now):

  • spent 9 years in art school (4 as a visual art major) fell in love with everything art + design
  • rapped to drake & was student body president for 2 years learned i love strong communities + teams
  • starting from 15, worked for 6 diff startups fell in love w building
  • deferred upenn m&t  working product full time @ simple ventures
  • learning, reading (always love a good book rec!), experiencing as much as i can in 1 year

thanks for stopping by :)

product @ simple ventures

canadian venture studio started + backed by the founders of wealthsimple, shopify, knix, felix health + more
I work on product, design and operations across all our portfolio companies – essentially, whatever it takes to help founders succeed
companies i've helped build:
  • zero collective
  • commonshares
  • alma care
  • + more in stealth :)
a few fun things i've done
feb 2024 – now

fellow @ ideas matter

fellowship for aspiring writers who want to reach an audience through their writing
1 of 14 fellows. Fellows consist of researchers with PhD degrees at Harvard, MIT, and John Hopkins / regular contributors to WIRED magazine / investors at top venture capital firms; and lead scientists at biotech companies
pieces i've written
mar – apr 2024

head of growth @ gravvity

$16M startup building AI-powered immersive commerce | NEXT AI Canada Cohort 2023
 I built our communication system with 200+ investors, created prototypes and decks for our partners, was a finalist at IBM’s CASCON x EVOKE international pitch competition. We also were part of the NEXT AI 2023 Cohort
oct 2022 – oct 2023

m&t @ upenn

Wharton & Penn Engineering dual degree program with about 50 student each year. currently on a gap year :)

visual arts @ earl haig

i spent 4 years as a visual arts major with 26 brilliant artists. For my works, view my art page
a few fun things i did outside of art:
  • valedictorian
  • student body president (2 years)
  • FBLA president
  • DECA provincial champion

books!

currently building my virtual library... let me know if you have exquisite book suggestions!