Eric Anderson
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Scale Venture Partners · Board director at Upsolver Data
Mountain View, California
Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M
About
Eric Anderson, a former Alluxio and Apache Beam contributor/PMC who hosts The Contributor podcast, draws on a GE aircraft-engine and Google Cloud Dataprep/Dataflow background to help founders anticipate platform dynamics.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- e•••@scalevp.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Beyond investing
- More
- Eric Anderson hosts a podcast called The Contributor about the origin stories behind open source projects and communities.
From Eric's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Upsolver Data
Intro paths
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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Upsolver Data's investors below.
Upsolver Data's investors · 3
Co-founders at Upsolver Data
OR
Ori RafaelChief Executive Officer and Director of Issuer
Experience
- Scale Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2017 — present
- CortexBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- QA Wolf - 80% Test Coverage in 4 MonthsBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Permit.ioBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- DataStaxBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- UpsolverBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- TetrateBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- BigIDBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- ExpelBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- MatillionBoard Observer2018 — 2024
- AppOmniBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- Honeycomb.ioBoard Observer2019 — 2023
- GoogleProduct Manager2015 — 2017
- GoogleProgram Manager2013 — 2014Mountain View, CA
- Amazon Web ServicesProduct Manager2012Greater Seattle Area
- GEOperations Management Leadership Program2009 — 2011Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2011 — 2013
- Stanford UniversityComputer Science2014
- University of UtahHonors BS, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Leadership33Operations Management22Engineering Management7Metallurgy3Lean Manufacturing13Product Management55Manufacturing25Enterprise Software7
Languages English
From Eric's professional profile.
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners
A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Anna Shults Held
Editorial Director at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Aurelia Han
Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Becca Chambers
Chief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture Partners
Network3
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Jeremy Kaufmann
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Anderson?
- Eric Anderson, a former Alluxio and Apache Beam contributor/PMC who hosts The Contributor podcast, draws on a GE aircraft-engine and Google Cloud Dataprep/Dataflow background to help founders anticipate platform dynamics.
- Where does Eric Anderson work?
- Eric Anderson is Venture Partner at Scale Venture Partners and Board director at Upsolver Data.
- What does Eric Anderson invest in?
- Eric Anderson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Eric Anderson write?
- Eric Anderson typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- What boards does Eric Anderson sit on?
- Eric Anderson holds tracked board seats at AppOmni, BigID, Cortex, Datastax, Expel, Honeycomb, Matillion, Permit.io, QA Wolf, Upsolver.
- Where did Eric Anderson go to school?
- Eric Anderson studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (Computer Science); University of Utah (Honors BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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Shared employers
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