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Elisa Rueda

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Fractional BD Operator | Strategic Outreach・Partnerships・Visibility Activations at The Cowork Experience
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Elisa is a Fractional Business Development Operator who helps VCs and startups grow by turning ecosystems into deal flow. Leveraging her background in organizational change management and strategic partnerships, she activates visibility and strengthens pipelines for early-stage teams. She holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin.

A former digital nomad, Elisa has lived and worked in countries like Bali, Portugal, and Mexico. She is now back in Texas, focused on a "Building & Rooting" phase while on a farm with family. Growing up around her parents restaurants shaped her understanding of community and connection.

She measures ecosystem success by tracking IT support calls—a lesson from a past role indicating a new system is working.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Fractional BD Operator | Strategic Outreach・Partnerships・Visibility Activations
Job Level
Junior
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Founder & Startup Growth
Helps early-stage founders and VCs activate growth pipelines through strategic outreach, partnerships, and founder-first community activations.
Ecosystem Development
Focuses on designing systems that transform founder ecosystems into valuable deal flow for VCs and accelerators, emphasizing high-trust partnerships.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Fractional BD Operator | Strategic Outreach・Partnerships・Visibility Activations
The Cowork Experience
6-2025
Local Leads Manager and Ambassador
Hustle Fund
2-2018
Program Manager (Client Projects, Fractional)
The Cowork Experience (self-employed)
8-2011 - 10-2017
Organization Change Mgmt
Capgemini Consulting
3-2008 - 7-2011
Organization Change Management
Self Employed
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Education
BS
The University of Texas at Austin
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