Eric Ver Ploeg

Eric Ver Ploeg is a Founding Partner at Tunitas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

At Tunitas Ventures, Eric plays a pivotal role in shaping its investment thesis, focusing on "category creating" startups across technology sectors, excluding healthcare. Eric's primary value-add is providing fundraising assistance to portfolio companies, helping them secure their next institutional rounds.

With over 20 years of Silicon Valley high-tech startup and investment experience, Eric brings strategic vision and deep expertise in technology investments. Eric's investment focus includes growth-stage companies in cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, deep tech, and fintech sectors.

Prior to Tunitas Ventures, Eric served as President at LightJump Capital from 2020 to 2022 and was a Managing Director at Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP) from 2017 to 2020, where Eric was involved in investments in companies such as Fastly, Dynamic Signal, and Anomali. Eric also co-managed the quantitative hedge fund Recursive Capital and was a Managing Director at VantagePoint Venture Partners. Earlier in Eric's career, Eric co-founded two venture-backed startups, including Angstron Systems, which was acquired by Novellus Systems. Eric is also an angel investor in companies like PayJoy.

Eric holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Stanford University, and a bachelor's degree from Case Western Reserve University.

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