Eric Hippeau is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, where he invests primarily at the seed and early stages across digital technology, enterprise, consumer, digital health, direct‑to‑consumer commerce, SaaS, blockchain, robotics, and drones. Lerer Hippeau raised a $122M Fund VI in 2018 and invests with a primary focus on New York, as well as the broader East and West Coasts of the US. He has invested in companies including Guideline, MIRROR, Blockdaemon, K Health, and Allbirds. Previously, he served as CEO of The Huffington Post; Managing Partner at SoftBank Capital and SoftBank Capital Partners; and President, CEO, and Chairman at Ziff‑Davis. He studied at Université Paris‑Sorbonne and lives in New York.
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