Where does Eric Hippeau work?

Eric Hippeau is Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau and Board director at BuzzFeed.

What check size does Eric Hippeau write?

Eric Hippeau typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.

What boards does Eric Hippeau sit on?

Eric Hippeau holds tracked board seats at BuzzFeed, Opentrons.

Where did Eric Hippeau go to school?

Eric Hippeau studied at Université Paris-Sorbonne.

Eric Hippeau

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau · Board director at BuzzFeed

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Eric Hippeau combines media experience as former CEO of The Huffington Post and venture capital background with co-founding NowThis Media and chairing RebelMouse, focusing on digital publishing infrastructure.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Board director at BuzzFeed

Intro paths

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to BuzzFeed's investors below.

BuzzFeed's investors · 8

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checks Founder CollectiveCambridge Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2015 Matter VenturesSan Francisco New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2015 RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2015 Velvet Sea VenturesWest Palm Beach

Co-founders at BuzzFeed

Jonah PerettiDirector and President of AI

John Johnson IIIDirector

Experience

Lerer HippeauManaging Partnercurrent2011 — present
Lerer VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2011 — presentNew York, NY
Softbank CapitalSpecial Partnercurrent2009 — present
The Huffington PostChief Executive Officer2009 — 2011
Softbank CapitalManaging Partner2003 — 2009
Softbank Capital PartnersManaging Partner2000 — 2003
Ziff-DavisPresident, CEO, Chairman1991 — 2000

Education

Université Paris-Sorbonne

Skills & more

Strategy15Management20Angel Investing20Strategic Partnerships21Corporate Development24Entrepreneurship23Start-ups54Investments42Newspaper3Venture Capital58Private Equity12Blogging14

+12 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsAnalyticsBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisValuationBusiness DevelopmentDigital MediaDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceCapitalDigital MarketingEntertainment

From Eric's professional profile.

Deals · 1

BuzzFeedBoard seat

via Lerer Hippeau · filed Feb 2015 · $251.5K raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Opentrons

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Lerer Hippeau

Andrea Hippeau

Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Ben Lerer

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Brigitte Bonebrake

Assistant Controller at Lerer Hippeau

Dan Rochkind

CFO at Lerer Hippeau

Emily Libresco

Head of Marketing & Communications at Lerer Hippeau

Graham Brown

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Isabelle Phelps

Partner at Lerer Hippeau

James Wellemeyer

Investor at Lerer Hippeau

Network11

Alan PatricofScout

Chairperson & Co-Founder at Primetime Partners

Brian LeeScout

Co-Founder and Managing Director at BAM Ventures

Eric WuScout

Venture Partner at Resolute Ventures

Kim PerellScout

Venture Partner at Revel Partners

Shamin (Rostami) WalshScout

Managing Director at BAM Ventures

Adam Zeplain

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at mark vc

Ben Lerer

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Graham Brown

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Isabelle Phelps

Partner at Lerer Hippeau

James Wellemeyer

Investor at Lerer Hippeau

Robert Li

Associate at Lerer Hippeau

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Hippeau?: Eric Hippeau combines media experience as former CEO of The Huffington Post and venture capital background with co-founding NowThis Media and chairing RebelMouse, focusing on digital publishing infrastructure.
Where does Eric Hippeau work?: Eric Hippeau is Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau and Board director at BuzzFeed.
What does Eric Hippeau invest in?: Eric Hippeau invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
What check size does Eric Hippeau write?: Eric Hippeau typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
What boards does Eric Hippeau sit on?: Eric Hippeau holds tracked board seats at BuzzFeed, Opentrons.
Where did Eric Hippeau go to school?: Eric Hippeau studied at Université Paris-Sorbonne.