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

759 CONNECTIONS

Index Ventures Network

70 CONNECTIONS

Index Ventures Network

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SpaceX Network

70 CONNECTIONS

Khosla Ventures Network

59 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Index Ventures Vice President

Investment Range

$100K - $50.0M

Sweet Spot

$15.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$1.2B

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Erik Kriessmann's Investments On Record (5)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Castelion	Series CAug 2026$800M Series BDec 2025$350M	$1.2B
Co-investors: Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Ravi Mhatre (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Jeff Crusey (IceNine), Alex Poulin (Lavrock Ventures), Aly Walji (Sparq Capital (SFO)), David Yakobovitch (DataPower Ventures), Stu Shea (01 Advisors)
K2 Space	Series DJul 2026$500M Series CDec 2025$250M Series BFeb 2025$110M	$880M
Co-investors: Elliot Geidt (Redpoint Ventures), Sebastian Duesterhoeft (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Jai Malik (Countdown Capital), Meka Asonye (Prist Capital), Rohan Pujara (Valhalla Ventures), Mike Annunziata (Caffeinated Capital), Nitesh Banta (Getaround)
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 (Vertex Ventures US)
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

Business Operations Lead Modify Watches (acq. by Custom Ink)Present

Associate SPMB Executive SearchPresent

Director Khosla VenturesPresent

Vice President Index VenturesPresent

Investor FoundPresent

Investor BridgePresent

Investor Anduril IndustriesPresent

Investor Base Power CompanyPresent

Investor SpaceXPresent

Board Observer Cockroach LabsPresent

Board Member Permiso SecurityPresent

Board Observer CastelionPresent

Investor Mesh Optical TechnologiesPresent

Board Member K2 Space CorporationPresent

Board Observer HadrianPresent

Board Member Vulcan ElementsPresent

Board CastelionPresent

Partner AltimeterPresent

Investor FairePresent

Erik Kriessmann's Education

University of California, Berkeley Legal Studies Go Bears

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