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Ellie Pigott is an Associate at Traction Capital, a Minneapolis-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on growing businesses across Minnesota and the surrounding region. She's active in the local startup community, mentoring students at local universities and advising early-stage founders as well as part of Minnesota’s Emerging Venture Capital network, supporting the next generation of investors and operators. She holds a degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of St. Thomas.