# Mellody Hobson at Chicago Venture Summit > Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President at Chicago Venture Summit. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each... Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Chicago, US · Partner # Mellody Hobson Co-CEO & President at [Chicago Venture Summit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-venture-summit) Latest rounds - **Ellis AI** Seed · $10M Jul 2026 - **Ellevest** Round · $34.6M Sept 2017 Backs *Fintech* *Financial Services* *AI* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 2 last Jul 2026 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +1 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Chicago Venture Summit - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=mellody-hobson) ## The firm [**Chicago Venture Summit** Accelerator · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-venture-summit) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 2 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $44.6M - **Active:** 2017–26 2026 - [Ellis AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellis-ai) *Seed* **$10M** *US* Jul 2026 Joined · +7 investors 2017 - [Ellevest](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellevest) *Round* **$34.6M** *US* Sept 2017 Joined · +10 investors By stage - Round **1** - Seed **1** What they backed Fintech **2** Financial Services **1** AI **1** Alongside - [645 Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) - [Astia Angels *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astia-angels) - [Contour *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour) - CreditEase Fintech *1* - [First Round Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) - [Harlem Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harlem-capital) - [Kearny Jackson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kearny-jackson) - [Khosla *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 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. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Ellevest](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellevest) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Groupon, Inc.** Director since 2011 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Chicago Venture Summit - [**Steve Kersten** President *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-kersten) - [**Andrew Hayes** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-hayes) - [**James Hart** Founder & Chief Executive Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-hart) - [**Joe Flanagan** Co-Founder and Executive Chairman *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-flanagan) - [**Karen Murphy** Director, Business Development *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/karen-murphy) - [**Michael Fassnacht** Chief Growth Officer & President, Chicagoland *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-fassnacht) - [**Tom Kilroy** Business Mentor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-kilroy) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 5 May 2026 · 31 min Mellody Hobson: When investors head for the exit, run to the fire With [Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) About this episode When markets drop and chaos hits, Mellody Hobson is determined to be brave. The co-CEO of Ariel Investments and former chair of Starbucks and DreamWorks joins Rapid Response to make the case that volatility isn't something to survive but to exploit. She shares the financial lessons she lives by,… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) · 22 May 2025 · 47 min Mellody Hobson's Game-Changing Investment in Women's Sports With [Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) Mentions [Lewis Hamilton](https://millionrounds.com/person/lewis-hamilton) About this episode In this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly talk with Mellody Hobson, co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, about her firm’s newly launched fund, “Project Level,” devoted to investing in women’s sports. In this conversation, which was taped in front of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 30 Jan 2025 · 36 min Emma Grede, Mellody Hobson & Angela Ahrendts on inclusive leadership With [Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) About this episode Emma Grede is the co-founder of Good American and Safely, a founding partner of Skims, and chair of the 15 Percent Pledge. In this conversation, recorded live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit in October of 2024, Grede shares entrepreneurial lessons with Angela Ahrendts (former SVP at Apple).… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 16 Nov 2021 · 37 min Build a better board, w/Mellody Hobson, Lisa Shalett, & Shishir Mehrotra With [Lisa Shalett](https://millionrounds.com/person/lisa-shalett)[Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) Mentions [Shishir Mehrotra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shishir-mehrotra) About this episode Your board of directors can make or break you. In fact, Reid believes, the wrong board member can break your company faster than the right board member can make it. Learn the five vital mindset shifts that can help you create a better board, with insights from Mellody Hobson, the co-CEO of Ariel… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) · 24 Aug 2021 · 55 min Mellody Hobson | Security in Knowledge With [Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) About this episode A re-broadcast of our episode featuring Ariel Investments president and co-CEO Mellody Hobson, who spoke with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman as part of Greylock's Inconversations speaker series. Hobson is also the chair of the board of Starbucks Corporation as well as a director at JP Morgan… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 6 Jul 2021 · 37 min How to accelerate expertise, with Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, chair of Starbucks With [Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson) About this episode To move at the speed of opportunity, you need to accelerate expertise. Mellody Hobson is co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the first Black-owned asset management firm in the United States, as well as board chair of Starbucks. Her incredible entrepreneurial journey – punctuated by deep societal and… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Mellody Hobson in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 23 Feb 2022 · 12 min Announcing the Masters of Scale Summit Mentions [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[Tyra Banks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tyra-banks)[Arianna Huffington](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-huffington)[Mellody Hobson](https://millionrounds.com/person/mellody-hobson)[Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode Go to summit.mastersofscale.com to learn how to join a pantheon of scale leaders gathering in San Francisco Oct. 18-20, 2022 at the Masters of Scale Summit. The early confirmed stage program includes the likes of Bill Gates, Tyra Banks, Satya Nadella, Arianna Huffington, Ted Sarandos, Mellody… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=mellody-hobson). ## Find people like Mellody 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)