Eric Ver Ploeg(37)
DTCP Managing Director
location
Menlo Park, California
investment range
sweet spot
most interested in
DTCP investing: Enterprise SaaS and recurring revenue businesses who are past $10m ARR and interested in doing more business in Europe. Personal angel investing: category creators with defensible business models.not interested in
Whatever category the venture echo chamber has declared "hot" right now.Eric Ver Ploeg's Past Investments (10)
| Company | Deal Type | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerai | Series A | $6M | Dec 2016 | |
| PayJoy | Series A | $8.5M | Jul 2016 | |
| Snaplytics | Seed Round | Jul 2016 | ||
| Numerai | Venture Round | $1.5M | Apr 2016 | |
| YouMail | Debt Financing | $1.5M | Jul 2009 | |
| Flipswap | Series B | $14M | Nov 2008 | |
| RadioFrame | Series F | $28M (Lead) | Aug 2008 | |
| YouMail | Series A | $4.5M (Lead) | Nov 2007 | |
| bluepulse | Series A | $6M (Lead) | Apr 2007 | |
| OZ Communications | Series B | $34M | Nov 2006 |
Eric Ver Ploeg's Experience
Managing Director Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners2017 - Present
Managing Member Recursive Capital2011 - 2015
Founding Partner Metric Ventures2009 - 2010
Managing Director VantagePoint Venture Partners2001 - 2008
Founder, CEO Angara1996 - 2001
Founder AdKnowledge1995 - 1995
Eric Ver Ploeg's Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA High Tech Entrepreneurship
Stanford University PhD Electrical Engineering. Semiconductor Device Physics.
Case Western Reserve University BS Electrical Engineering
