Ella Molony Cook's Linkedin Analytics

With a strong foundation in operations and strategy, Ella is reshaping the private capital landscape by streamlining how founders, investors, lenders, and business acquirers connect. As COO and Co-Founder of DFX, she is building a trusted, technology-enabled ecosystem that modernizes the deal flow process for the lower to middle market. Originally from Australia, Ella led a successful exit from her first company before transitioning into the U.S. private markets. Her cross-sector experience—from entrepreneurship to capital markets—has positioned her as a driving force behind DFX and its scalable, relationship-driven infrastructure that eliminates inefficiencies in capital formation. At DFX, Ella is focused on empowering capital providers, intermediaries, and founders by enabling collaboration, transparency, and speed in an industry historically limited by access and gatekeeping. In addition to her leadership at DFX, Ella is the host of Fearless Impact, a podcast spotlighting conversations with fund managers, deal professionals, and innovators who are shaping the future of finance. Finance is the world’s oldest industry—we’re building the infrastructure to define its future.