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Jon Hallett

Founder of Gridline

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview 

Jon Hallett is a seasoned executive with a strong background in cloud computing, SaaS, and business strategy, currently serving as a Board Member and Independent Board Director for various start-ups such as Katalon, AllCloud, and PrizePicks. His career highlights include co-founding Gridline and serving as a CEO Partner and Advisory Board member in the Venture Capital industry. Hallett has made significant investments in companies like Grayscale, Givebutter, and Saleo, demonstrating his expertise in identifying and supporting promising start-ups in sectors such as media/content, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS within the Southeast US region.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder and Chairman

    2021 - Current

    We deliver the leading technology infrastructure for Alts Investing. Our user-friendly and secure solutions for buyers and sellers of high-quality Alternative assets lead to the highest ROI outcomes for RIAs and end clients. Simple, Flexible, Powerful -- our customers can deliver the highest quality products and service, leading to enhanced customer retention and revenue protection.

Gridline is a digital wealth platform for alternative investments.

Raised $9,000,000.00 from Ardent Venture Partners, Kyle Porter, Tech Square Ventures, Jon Hallett, BLH Venture Partners, Edwin Marcial, Aaron Stone, GC&H Investments, David Dorman and Mark Shoberg.

  • Board Member (Independent)

    2025

  • Board Member

    2024

PrizePicks is a Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform that covers sports betting in a wide variety of leagues.

Raised $850,000.00 from Atlanta United.

  • Board Member (Independent)

    2019

    Test Automation Platform that has acquired the largest % market share. Try it. www.katalon.com

A modern, comprehensive quality management platform that enables software teams to deliver world-class customer experiences faster

Raised $28,100,011.00 from Elephant, Endeavor Catalyst and Bossa Invest.

  • Board Member (Independent)

    2024

    Best-in-Class Data Platform and Advisory Firm to Public Companies worldwide. Specialization in Shareholder Engagement, Compensation, Governance, M&A, Investor Ownership Intelligence, Proxy Logistics and Retail Outreach.

  • Board Director (Independent)

    2018

    Cloud, Data, AI for Global Companies. Offices in Germany, Canada, US, Israel, Romania.

  • Board Member

    2016

    Leading email marketing company trusted by some of the largest consumer brands on the planet. If you send 100s of millions or billions of emails/month, check them out at www.messagegears.com

  • Board Director (Independent)

    2019

TextUs is the only business-class text messaging platform built specifically for inside sales, recruiting and customer service teams.

Raised $32,250,000.00 from Eastside Partners and Access Venture Partners.

  • CEO Partner and Advisory Board

    2015

    Advisory Board to 3 Different VC firms (range of seed- to late-stage growth). CEO support at SalesLoft, CloudBees, Ground.News, Huxley Med and many others.

  • Board Member

    2016

    Stay Weird and Shine On. www.shinesty.com. Don't take life too seriously.

Shinesty is a vintage clothing brand that aims to bring an outlandish collection of clothing.

Raised $7,861,551.00 from BLH Venture Partners, Break Trail Ventures and BLH Venture Partners.

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