Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Elliot Tebele (born February 22, 1991, in Brooklyn New York) is a successful entrepreneur and digital media expert who co-founded the well-known brands What Do You Meme?®, JAJA Spirits LLCand FJerryLLC.

Elliot was raised alongside four siblings in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Before attending Hunter College in New York City, he attended York Preparatory School in Manhattan. In his second year of college, Elliot decided to leave school to work for his brother at a wholesale electronics company in Little Ferry and to focus on his entrepreneurial pursuits.

Elliot launched his social media career in the early 2010s when he began posting on Tumblr and Instagram under the handle “ FJerry.” Elliot accumulated millions of followers on these platforms that included celebrities like Madonna, Kim Kardashian, Joe Jonas, Justin Bieber and more. After amassing this large fanbase, Elliot founded the company FJerryLLC which is comprised of a clothing line, a podcast and a video series. To date, FJerry LLC has network IG accounts totaling nearly 40 Million followers. FJerryLLC-affiliated accounts have found enormous success. Take the account DudeWithSign for example. An account that shared its first post in October 2019, is now a viral Instagram account that has a following of over 8.1 million.

Because of his strong digital presence, Elliot was able to work with a number of well-known brands like Express, Subway and General Mills. Elliot was also featured in publications such as Business Insider, Cosmopolitan Magazine, ABC, Coveteur, Forbes and Maxim as a result of his accomplishments.
In 2014, FJerry was named "Instagram's Funniest Feed" by the New York Post, and in 2019 the account won the Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Native Advertising.
In 2016, Elliot created the popular digital-age card game “What Do You Meme?”’ with co-founders Ben Kaplan and Elie Ballas. The project originally launched as a Kickstarter in June of that year, and quickly exceeded its goal of $10,000. After receiving an overwhelming response from their audiences, the entrepreneurs took the simple card game and developed into what is now the “What Do You Meme?” gaming enterprise. Drawing inspiration from pop-culture and online references, produces top-selling games, plush, outdoor sports games, and greeting cards, designed for kids, families and adults.

In 2018, Elliot co-founded JAJA Tequila with his brother, Maurice Tebele, and friend Martin Hoffstein. The brand was founded with the intention of inspiring laughter, commemorating friendships, and celebrating tequila. JAJA Tequila is triple-distilled, gluten-free, and environmentally friendly. JAJA is committed to environmental sustainability, from sourcing ingredients like 100 percent pure agave juice to using sustainable glass containers. The company also donates to organizations dedicated to conserving the agave plant's eco-chain and ensuring that tequila producers have safe and healthy working conditions.

In August of 2015, Elliot married Jessica Anteby, a popular Instagram influencer and personal stylist. Jessica is also the creator of the popular Instagram account @BeigeCardigan. The couple met through mutual friends and have two lovely daughters together named Colette and Rae. Elliot is passionate about art, fashion, sneaker collecting and philanthropy. Elliot and Jessica currently contribute to their local Jewish Communal Fund through a joint fund and plan to widen their philanthropic reach.

To date, Elliot has more than 16 million followers on instagram.