Investing Profile

Erik Kriessmann

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VP Talent at Index Ventures
indexventures.com/team/erik-k...San Francisco, California
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Networks Erik is a member of
University of California, Berkeley Network
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Current Investing Position
Index Ventures
Investment Range
$100K - $50.0M
Sweet Spot
$15.0M
Investments On Record
6
Current Fund Size
$1.2B

Erik Kriessmann is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Erik Kriessmann's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
K2 Space
Series CDec 2025$250M
Series BFeb 2025$110M
$380M
Co-investors: Elliot Geidt (Redpoint Ventures), Sebastian Duesterhoeft (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Meka Asonye (First Round Capital), Jai Malik (Countdown Capital), Mike Annunziata (Also Capital), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital)
Castelion
Series BDec 2025$350M
$440M
Co-investors: Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Alex Poulin (Lavrock Ventures), Aly Walji (Sparq Capital (SFO)), David Yakobovitch (DataPower Ventures), Stu Shea (01 Advisors), Jeff Crusey (IceNine)
Vulcan Elements
Series AAug 2025$65M
$65M
Co-investors: Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital)
Permiso Security
Series AApr 2024$19M
$29M
Co-investors: Sid Trivedi (Foundation Capital), Noah Carr (Point72 Ventures)
Faire (formerly Indigo Fair)
Series AFeb 2018$12M
$190M
Co-investors: Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures), Stephen Chau (Sequoia Capital), Jess Lee (Sequoia Capital)

Erik Kriessmann's Experience

VP Talent Index Ventures2018 - Present
Investor FairePresent
Partner AltimeterPresent
Board CastelionPresent
Board Member Vulcan ElementsPresent
Board Observer HadrianPresent
Board Member K2 Space CorporationPresent

Erik Kriessmann's Education

University of California, Berkeley Legal Studies Go Bears