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Eric Kanowsky

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures

Santa Barbara, California, United States

About

Eric Kanowsky, who co-founded Software.com (one of its era's biggest IPOs), has angeled 40+ companies — notably Procore and Apeel Sciences — and co-founded/operates EPIX Therapeutics with patents on temperature-controlled cardiac ablation.

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Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Entrada VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSanta Barbara, California Area
  2. PropheticBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. OpenTugBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. BillyBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. MixModeBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  6. Angel Investor, EntrepreneurEntrepreneur and Angel Investorcurrent1999 — present
  7. Santa Barbara Angel AllianceFounding Member2016 — 2019Santa Barbara, California Area
  8. Boise Angel AllianceMember2016 — 2018Boise, Idaho Area
  9. SmartReceiptCEO2013 — 2014Santa Barbara, California Area
  10. SmartReceiptDirector2008 — 2014Santa Barbara, California Area
  11. Advanced Cardiac TherapeuticsCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Director2007 — 2012
  12. Supplysolution, inc.Chief Operating Officer1999 — 2000
  13. Software.com (Openwave Systems)Co-Founder, Vice President of Operations1995 — 1998Santa Barbara, California Area

Education

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Mechanical Engineering1983 — 1987
  2. Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessMBA1990 — 1992
  3. HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOL1979 — 1983

Skills & more

Start-ups43Venture Capital10Entrepreneurship34Business Planning16Product Management8Product Development6SaaS9Executive Management3Strategic Partnerships16Go-to-market Strategy1Business Strategy2Strategy5
+6 moreEnterprise SoftwareCorporate DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsManagementAngel InvestingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

From Eric's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute56

Lawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalPatch PaczkowskiVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceElly KeinanVenture Partner at PitangoJoe LallouzInvestor at Ambush CapitalJeremiah BrazeauVenture Advisor at Underscore VC

+ 50 more

Also attended Indiana University - Kelley School of Business88

Scott DorseyInvestor at High AlphaJoe HaraVice President at Marlin Equity PartnersJesseSaaS Growth Lead at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Doug SillsPartner at Anthem Venture Management, LlcAaron DonenbergPortfolio Finance Associate at Energize VenturesDavid KereiakesManaging Partner at Windham Capital Partners

+ 82 more

Shared employers

Also worked at OpenTug1

William FinneyInvestor at SeaChange

Also worked at Billy1

Matthew OhlmanCTO and General Partner at Shadow Ventures

Also worked at MixMode1

Kevin DavisInvestor at Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Also worked at Santa Barbara Angel Alliance3

Jason SpievakManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesElizabeth CholawskyOperating Advisor at Updata PartnersMichael PanesisAngel at Tech Coast Angels

Deals · 2

Prophetic TechnologiesBoard seat

via Entrada Ventures · filed Jul 2026 · $5M raise

PacketSledBoard seat

via Entrada Ventures · filed Sep 2020 · $10.4M raise

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

Colleagues at Entrada Ventures

Alexander Fang
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Eric Hall
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Greg Fish
Investor at Entrada Ventures
Jason Spievak
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Jenny Christiansen
Investor at Entrada Ventures
Julie Henley
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Karen Roter Davis
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures