# Kelli Jones

> Kelli Jones is a seed investor at Be Nimble backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Be Nimble](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/be-nimble-5587)
- Location: Indianapolis, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellinikole/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KelliNikole
- Website: https://x.com/KelliNikole

Kelli Jones is a seed investor at Be Nimble in Indianapolis focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Kelli Jones is the Co-Founder, Co-CEO at Be Nimble. Kelli attended Tennessee State University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 17% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qualifi | Qualifi empowers recruiters to find the best candidates faster by enabling on-demand phone interviews. Qualifi’s frictionless screening platform saves both recruiters and candidates time while maintaining a human touch. The best candidates are off the market in 10 days, and typical phone interviews have been shown to add 6–8 days to an already longhiring process. With Qualifi, the majority of candidate responses happen on Day 1. Our recruiters scale effectively and win talent with speed. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 11, 2023 |  |
| Qualifi | Qualifi empowers recruiters to find the best candidates faster by enabling on-demand phone interviews. Qualifi’s frictionless screening platform saves both recruiters and candidates time while maintaining a human touch. The best candidates are off the market in 10 days, and typical phone interviews have been shown to add 6–8 days to an already longhiring process. With Qualifi, the majority of candidate responses happen on Day 1. Our recruiters scale effectively and win talent with speed. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| SupplyHive | SupplyHive is Supplier Performance Review Software. By enabling easy input of reviews, and employing artificial intelligence, the entire SupplyHive now elevates, every time a review or rating is posted - or accessed. SupplyHive was founded by Mike Anguiano, a serial entrepreneur who worked with a few key influencers across procurement, investors,leadership, and well-known suppliers. In January 2021, The board of directors brought on serial entrepreneur and innovative business leader Lou Sandoval to refine, build and scale the company. Sandoval successfully led the Seed financing round to raise $2M in a priced round with a valuation of $12M. | $2M | Seed | Oct 14, 2021 |  |
| Qualifi | Qualifi empowers recruiters to find the best candidates faster by enabling on-demand phone interviews. Qualifi’s frictionless screening platform saves both recruiters and candidates time while maintaining a human touch. The best candidates are off the market in 10 days, and typical phone interviews have been shown to add 6–8 days to an already longhiring process. With Qualifi, the majority of candidate responses happen on Day 1. Our recruiters scale effectively and win talent with speed. | $600K | Pre-Seed | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Bump | Bump is an AI-powered analytics-driven platform that helps creators receive and manage microadvances for their businesses. It also helps in tracking and collecting lost revenue, determining qualification for micro-financing, and booking personalized live sessions directly with entertainment industry executives to let creators eliminate traditionalbarriers faced while receiving requisite resources. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| SupplyHive | SupplyHive is Supplier Performance Review Software. By enabling easy input of reviews, and employing artificial intelligence, the entire SupplyHive now elevates, every time a review or rating is posted - or accessed. SupplyHive was founded by Mike Anguiano, a serial entrepreneur who worked with a few key influencers across procurement, investors,leadership, and well-known suppliers. In January 2021, The board of directors brought on serial entrepreneur and innovative business leader Lou Sandoval to refine, build and scale the company. Sandoval successfully led the Seed financing round to raise $2M in a priced round with a valuation of $12M. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 15, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Elevate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angeles Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angeles-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Debut Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/debut-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Expert Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expert-dojo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flywheel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flywheel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Be Nimble

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Be Nimble.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kelli Jones | Founder, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelli-jones-7e76 |
| Kelli Jones | Founder, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelli-jones-bb1a |

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## FAQ

### What does Kelli Jones invest in?

Kelli Jones invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kelli Jones last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kelli Jones closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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