Where does Eric Carlborg work?

Eric Carlborg is General Partner at August Capital and Board director at Better Trucks and Board director at Springcoin, Inc. and Board director at Kin Insurance.

What does Eric Carlborg invest in?

Eric Carlborg invests in E-commerce, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.

What check size does Eric Carlborg write?

Eric Carlborg typically writes checks of $100K – $12M.

What boards does Eric Carlborg sit on?

Eric Carlborg holds tracked board seats at Amount, Inc., Better Trucks, Codefied, Four Kites, Integral Ad Science, Kin Insurance, New Engen, Springcoin, Inc., Stance.

Where did Eric Carlborg go to school?

Eric Carlborg studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA, Economics).

Eric Carlborg

Investor

General Partner at August Capital · General Partner at Lobby Capital · Board director at Better Trucks · Board director at Springcoin, Inc. · Board director at Kin Insurance

Menlo Park, California

Writes $100K – $12M checks · typically $5M

About

General Partner focused on fintech/insurtech, next-gen commerce, and SaaS.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

e•••@lobby.vcreveal

Invests in

E-commerceFintechInsurTechSaaS

Board director at Better Trucks

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Better Trucks's investors · 3

Corazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checks Hyde Park AngelsChicago Lobby CapitalPalo Alto · since 2022

Co-founders at Better Trucks

ANDREW WHITINGExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Weston WebbCo-founder & President

Andy WhitingCo-Founder & CEO

Board director at Springcoin, Inc.

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Springcoin, Inc.'s investors · 1

Lobby CapitalPalo Alto · since 2021

Co-founders at Springcoin, Inc.

John SunChief Executive Officer, President and Secretary

Board director at Kin Insurance

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Kin Insurance's investors · 23

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016 ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSSan Francisco · $10M – $30M checks ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checks · since 2023 Alpha EdisonLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023 August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2019 Avanta VenturesMountain View Better Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checks Chicago VenturesChicago · $250K – $1M checks Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024 Doon CapitalSilicon Valley Geodesic CapitalFoster City · since 2023 Hudson Structured Capital ManagementStamford · since 2023 Impact EngineChicago · $250K – $3M checks Lobby CapitalPalo Alto Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks M25Chicago · $500K – $3M checks PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks PROOFArlington QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2024 Runway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checks Sandalphon CapitalChicago · $100K – $2M checks Savano Capital PartnersBaltimore · $300K – $5M checks Service Provider CapitalVail

Co-founders at Kin Insurance

Sean HarperCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Lucas WardExecutive Officer and Director

Experience

Lobby CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
August CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — present
Continental InvestorsInvestment Professional2006 — 2010Chicago, Illinois
Provide CommerceCFO2005 — 2006San Diego
Merrill LynchManaging Director and Co head of Technology Investment Banking2001 — 2004Palo Alto
IKANO Communications, Inc.CFO2000 — 2001
Authorize.NetCFO1999 — 2000
Einstein Noah Bagels CorpCFO1995 — 1999
Merrill LynchVice President / Associate Investment Banking1989 — 1995Chicago

Skills & more

Private Equity8Valuation5Venture Capital19Investment Banking21Investments23Corporate Development9Trading5Management7Mergers2Mergers & Acquisitions11LBO4Entrepreneurship9

From Eric's professional profile.

Deals · 5

CodefiedBoard seat

via Lobby Capital · filed Jun 2022 · $65M raise

Springcoin, Inc.Board seat

via Lobby Capital · filed May 2021 · $30M raise

Kin InsuranceBoard seat

via August Capital · filed Jun 2019 · $12.5M raise

New EngenBoard seat

via August Capital · filed May 2017 · $8.1M raise

Integral Ad ScienceBoard seat

via August Capital · filed Mar 2015 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Amount, Inc.Better Trucks Four Kites Stance

Investor

AmountArchitizerAvanteBatesFactory FourFastlyFourKitesHouseCallINRIXLaunch KidsMavenirPatientiqPubMaticQuadrataRJMetricsSpringLabsSTANCE

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at August Capital

Abby Hipps

General Counsel at August Capital

Buddy Arnheim

Investment Partner at August Capital

David Hornik

Founder of Lobby Capital

David Marquardt

Founding Partner at August Capital

Howard Hartenbaum

General Partner at August Capital

Vivek Mehra

Partner Emeritus at August Capital

Network9

Ajay AgarwalScout

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Candice FaktorScout

Founder, CEO, speaker, and investor focused on unlocking human potential in the age of AI

Gabe GreenbaumScout

General Partner at B4 Capital

Sheel MohnotScout

Co-Founder and Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures

Amias Gerety

Partner, Head of U.S. at QED Investors

Amit Sridharan

General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners

Dan Rosen

Partner at Commerce Ventures

Jim Everingham

Venture Partner at Lobby Capital

Selina Tobaccowala

Venture Partner at Lobby Capital

Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Carlborg?: General Partner focused on fintech/insurtech, next-gen commerce, and SaaS.
Where does Eric Carlborg work?: Eric Carlborg is General Partner at August Capital and Board director at Better Trucks and Board director at Springcoin, Inc. and Board director at Kin Insurance.
What does Eric Carlborg invest in?: Eric Carlborg invests in E-commerce, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
What check size does Eric Carlborg write?: Eric Carlborg typically writes checks of $100K – $12M.
What boards does Eric Carlborg sit on?: Eric Carlborg holds tracked board seats at Amount, Inc., Better Trucks, Codefied, Four Kites, Integral Ad Science, Kin Insurance, New Engen, Springcoin, Inc., Stance.
What companies has Eric Carlborg invested in?: Investments tracked here include Amount, Architizer, Avant, eBates, Factory Four, Fastly, FourKites, HouseCall, INRIX, Integral Ad Science, Kin Insurance, Launch Kids, and 8 more.
Where did Eric Carlborg go to school?: Eric Carlborg studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA, Economics).