Investing Profile

Erik Blachford(1)

AngelAdvisorFormer CEOInvestor
Partner at Pine5 Ventures
San Francisco, California
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Erik Blachford's investing connections

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Connected to Pete Flint (NFX).

Networks Erik is a member of
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
392 CONNECTIONS
Princeton University Network
245 CONNECTIONS
Princeton University Network
245 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Pine5 Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$25K - $250K
Sweet Spot
$100K
Investments On Record
45

Erik Blachford is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Erik Blachford's Investments On Record (32)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Wheel the World
Series AFeb 2026$11M
$17M
Co-investors: Alejandro Carboni Llanet (Impacta VC), Gillian Tans
Otto
SeedAug 2024$6M
$56M
Co-investors: Matt Mcilwain (Madrona Ventures), Steve Singh (Madrona Ventures), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Heath Butler (Gestalt Growth Advisors), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Edward Lando (Biowear), Barney Harford, Hugh Crean
SiteMinder
Series DSep 2021$73M
Series BJan 2014$30M
$100M
Madrona Venture Labs
Series UnknownMay 2021$8M
$30M
Co-investors: Spencer Rascoff (75 & Sunny), Elie Seidman (Shine Capital), Anthony Bontrager (WestRiver Group), Thomas Dohmke, Jon Gelsey, Elie Seidman, Court Lorenzini, Rudy Gadre
Sherpa°
Series AApr 2021$9M
$9M
Co-investors: Alireza Masrour (Plug & Play Ventures), Spencer Greene (TSVC Capital)
CANOPY
Corporate RoundMay 2019$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Spencer Rascoff (75 & Sunny), Mark Pincus
Sleepbox
SeedJan 2019$2M
$2M
Domicile
SeedSep 2018$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Spencer Rascoff (75 & Sunny), Jeffrey Wilke

Erik Blachford's Experience

Various Marketing MicrosoftPresent
SVP Marketing Expedia, Inc.Present
President Expedia, Inc.Present
President & CEO Expedia, Inc.Present
President & CEO University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
CEO TerraPassPresent
CEO Butterfield & RobinsonPresent
Executive Chairman Couchsurfing InternationalPresent
Board Member, Various Committees GlassdoorPresent
Venture Partner TCVPresent
Board Member, Various Committees SiteMinderPresent
Board Member, Lead Independent Director, Compensation Committee Peloton InteractivePresent
Board Member, Various Committees NerdyPresent
Board Member, Various Committees ZillowPresent
Owner Camp NomininguePresent
Board Member, Compensation/HR Committee BusbudPresent
Board Member, Compensation Committee dcbelPresent
Independent Venture Investor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Board Member Adventure Travel Trade AssociationPresent
Board Member HipcampPresent
Board Member Fora TravelPresent
Partner Pine5 VenturesPresent

Erik Blachford's Education

Princeton University AB English & Theatre
Columbia University - Columbia Business School MBA Business
Columbia Business School MBA Business
San Francisco State University Master of Fine Arts - MFA Creative Writing
Columbia University - Columbia Business School master of business administration, masters business
Columbia University master of business administration, masters business
San Francisco State University master of fine arts, masters creative writing, fine arts
Princeton University bachelors, bachelor of arts theater, english, theatre