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376 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jennifer ZimmermanunlockedEric: together at Wesleyan University (1986–1987)
Eric: together at University of Texas at Austin
×6Eric: together at Yahoo!
×4Eric: together at Wesleyan University
About
Eric Bear is a classically-trained actor and technology entrepreneur who has worked in film and interactive media. He holds over 100 patents in hardware and software, including innovations in video expansion technology and virtual reality motion sickness solutions that have been licensed by major film studios and consumer electronics manufacturers. He currently serves as Board Director at FabuLingua and is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
Experience
- FabuLinguaBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- HyperWatt® Productions, Inc.Executive Producercurrent2018 — present
- MONKEYmedia, Inc.President & CEOcurrent1994 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Chief Experience Officer, Inc.Innovation Strategy & Patent Forensicscurrent2005 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Born Free USAHonorary Councilcurrent2020 — present
- Capital FactoryPartnercurrent2013 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Jampo FundMember Board of Directorscurrent2008 — present
- Curb (Home Energy Management)Investor, Director, CXO & Corp. Secretary2015 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Blue Lapis LightDirector (Board Chair 2009-2016)2009 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- FloSportsAdvisor / Acting CXO2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- projekt202CXO & Strategic Innovation Advisor2005 — 2009Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Yahoo!Senior Director, User Experience2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftUser Experience Mgr, Hardware Innovation2001 — 2003Greater Seattle Area
- University of Texas at AustinSr. Lecturer & Research Fellow, Radio-TV-Film1996 — 1999Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- San Francisco State UniversityFaculty, Multimedia Studies Program1994 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area
- vivid studiosInteraction Engineer1993 — 1994San Francisco Bay Area
- Apple Inc.Design Intern, Human Interface Group, ATG1992San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships15User Experience67Information Architecture16Intellectual Property5Usability Testing13Interaction Design44User-centered Design30Human Computer Interaction24User Interface33User Experience Design15Digital Media11User Interface Design23
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Colleagues at Capital Factory
Andrew Busey
General Partner at Capital Factory
Anil Shetty
Life Science Committee Chair at Houston Angel Network
Bryan Chambers
Co-Founder & President at Capital Factory
Clarence Gordon Daugherty
General Partner at Capital Factory
Craig Cummings
Co-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Gordon Daugherty
Co-Founder & Chairman at Capital Factory
Jamie Serio
Vice President, Ventures at Capital Factory
Jeff Cardenas
CEO, Co-founder at Capital Factory
Network2
Bryan ChambersScout
Co-Founder & President at Capital Factory
Gordon Daugherty
Co-Founder & Chairman at Capital Factory
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Bear?
- Eric Bear is a classically-trained actor and technology entrepreneur who has worked in film and interactive media. He holds over 100 patents in hardware and software, including innovations in video expansion technology and virtual reality motion sickness solutions that have been licensed by major film studios and consumer electronics manufacturers. He currently serves as Board Director at FabuLingua and is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
- Where does Eric Bear work?
- Eric Bear is Partner at Capital Factory.
- What check size does Eric Bear write?
- Eric Bear typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Eric Bear go to school?
- Eric Bear studied at NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Masters, Interactive Media); Wesleyan University (Bachelors, Cognitive Science).
Same school
Also attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts3
Also attended Wesleyan University101
Jennifer ZimmermanMarketing & Communications at General CatalystDan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Andy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact
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Shared employers
Also worked at FloSports8
Keith TitanPartner at BDMIOsuke HondaGeneral Partner at Coreline VenturesMatthew C. BonnerCo-Founder, COO at Coreline VenturesJason KrikorianGeneral Partner at DCM VenturesWeb SmithScout at GGV CapitalGene ChuangInvestor at Hyphen Capital
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Also worked at Yahoo!435
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Microsoft1,852
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at San Francisco State University17
Breanna ManoreOperations at General PartnershipKarla MoraFounder & Managing Partner at Alante CapitalNancy HayesDeal Team at How Women InvestKelsey HayesExecutive Assistant at Knox LaneRaylin RondezExecutive Assistant at Acrew CapitalElena Diez CeciliaSenior Director, External Innovation, DPDS at Janssen R&D at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
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