# Jonathan Nelson at Providence Equity Partners

> Jonathan Nelson, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Providence Equity Partners. 1 investment on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-nelson (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Partner

# Jonathan Nelson

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at [Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2)

Latest rounds

- **Pluto TV** Round · $30M Dec 2016

Backs *Internet* *Media*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2016
- **Filings:** 6 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 6 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Providence Equity Partners
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

[Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jonathan-nelson)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=jonathan-nelson)

## The firm

[**Providence Equity Partners** Private equity · US **4** cheques in 12 months **19** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $30M
- **Active:** 2016

2016

- [Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv) *Round* **$30M** Dec 2016 Joined · +27 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

Internet **1** Media **1**

Alongside

- [Anthony Saleh *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh)
- [Chicago Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)
- Chris Silbermann *1*
- Daniel Leff *1*
- David Rodnitzky *1*
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- Haroon Mokhtarzada *1*
- [Idris Mokhtarzada *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idris-mokhtarzada)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Dynasty Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dynasty-equity)** Managing Member of the Ultimate General Partner of Issuer on 8 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2)** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VII-A L.P., the general partner of Providence Butternut Co-Investment L.P. since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **KSMS Holdings, LLC** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLC** Executive Officer, Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ChainReactor Technologies, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AGGREGATE KNOWLEDGE INC** Director on 5 filings · since 2012

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Providence Equity Partners

- [**Mark Hastings** CEO *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-hastings)
- [**David Phillips** Senior Managing Director *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-phillips)
- [**Syed Ahmed** Co-Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/syed-ahmed)
- [**Andrew Tisdale** Senior Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-tisdale)
- [**Byron Scott** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/byron-scott)
- [**Christopher Ragona** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christopher-ragona)
- [**David Krantz** Chairman *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-krantz)
- [**Davis Noell** Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of North America *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/davis-noell)

## Hear them before you pitch them

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Jonathan Nelson in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) · 15 Oct 2026 · 24 min How K. Don Cornwell’s Private Equity Firm Is Changing the NFL Mentions [Jonathan Nelson](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-nelson) About this episode When K. Don Cornwell co-founded Dynasty Equity with Jonathan Nelson in 2022, investing in sports was seen as more of a vanity play than real business move. In this episode of The Deal, Cornwell tells Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly how he knew his thesis was strong, why he decided to invest in the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jonathan-nelson).

## Find people like Jonathan

Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account.

Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)