Jim Dreyfous

Founding Partner, Emeritus at Pelion Venture Partners

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Biography

Jim Dreyfous is listed under Senior Advisors on Pelion's official team page with the title "Founding Partner, Emeritus". Pelion's own fund announcement of 28 January 2025 states that the firm was founded by him in 1986 under the name Utah Ventures and that it rebranded to Pelion in 2010. He was still named among the Pelion investment team in the firm's May 2013 fifth-fund announcement. No education or prior employment for him could be sourced from Pelion or from another acceptable source.

Career Timeline

1986
Founded the firm that became Pelion; the firm's own 28 January 2025 post states "Pelion was actually founded by Jim Dreyfous in 1986 as "Utah Ventures.""
2013
Named as a member of the Pelion investment team in the firm's 30 May 2013 announcement of the $194 million close of Pelion Venture Partners V.

Sources & References

Pelion - Team (official roster) ↗Pelion - Announcing Pelion's Latest Fund (28 January 2025) ↗GlobeNewswire - Pelion Venture Partners Closes $194 Million Fifth Fund (30 May 2013) ↗