David Griest

David Griest

Director/Board Member at HYLA, Inc.

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David Griest is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures and based in Seattle.
He joined SJF in 2004 and leads investments in supply chain, circular economy, food/tech, and tech-enabled services.
David’s investments include SJF portfolio companies Aseptia (sustainable food processing technology), BioSurplus (pre-owned laboratory equipment), HYLA (mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions), Intechra (electronics reuse and recycling), Lineage Logistics (cold chain storage and logistics), Mercado (first mile import supply chain), Novinium (power cable rejuvenation and reuse), Optoro (customer returns optimization platform), Perishable Shipping Solutions (cold chain ecommerce fulfillment), Rustic Crust (all-natural and organic pizza products), Salvage Direct (salvage vehicle auction platform), ShipMonk (ecommerce fulfillment & inventory management), Telkore (wireless infrastructure services), and Tive (supply chain visibility).
David was previously with Croft & Bender, an investment bank in Atlanta that provides venture capital, M&A and other financial advisory services for middle market and emerging growth companies in the Southeast.
He also assisted with C&B Capital, a co-investment fund managed by Croft & Bender.
David has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia.
In his spare time, David enjoys slow walks up steep hills at high altitude including the 50 state highpoints, South America, and Antarctica.

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University of Georgia Undergraduate Degree
Yale School of Management Masters Business Admin

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