Justin Ernest

Justin Ernest is a Venture Associate at Playground Global. Justin focuses on consumer technology investments.

Previously, Justin was an MBA Extern at Advent International, a growth equity investor at Sidewalk Labs, and a Summer Associate at TechOperators LLC.

Prior to venture, Justin worked as a founding partner at NextGen Venture Partners, a growth advisor at RapidSOS, the CEO of De-Ice, and the Director of Business Development & Operations at FarmWise.

Justin graduated from Harvard Business School and has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Justin Ernest has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from University of Georgia - Terry College of Business, and has completed a Valuation, M&A, and LBO Seminar from Wall Street Prep.

Their manager is Sandy Taylor, CFO. They are on a team with Victoria Sun - Venture Principal, Jeff Freburg - VP Real Estate & Operations, and Ben Kim - Senior Venture Associate.