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Eric Kaplan
InvestorVice President at Bessemer Venture Partners
New York City
Writes $1M – $250M checks · typically $25M
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About
Eric Kaplan is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners' New York City office focusing on fintech, developer tooling, and enterprise SaaS. Previously, he worked as an early growth product manager at Via, where he led user acquisition and payments initiatives, and held investment roles at FirstMark Capital and Inspired Capital covering fintech, insurtech, and vertical software. He began his career in management consulting at Monitor Deloitte and holds a B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Invests in
Developer ToolsFintechInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- Bessemer Venture PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- FirstMark CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- ViaGrowth Product Manager2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Monitor DeloitteConsultant2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
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Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisStrategySQLPythonLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Kaplan?
- Eric Kaplan is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners' New York City office focusing on fintech, developer tooling, and enterprise SaaS. Previously, he worked as an early growth product manager at Via, where he led user acquisition and payments initiatives, and held investment roles at FirstMark Capital and Inspired Capital covering fintech, insurtech, and vertical software. He began his career in management consulting at Monitor Deloitte and holds a B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Eric Kaplan work?
- Eric Kaplan is Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners.
- What does Eric Kaplan invest in?
- Eric Kaplan invests in Developer Tools, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Eric Kaplan write?
- Eric Kaplan typically writes checks of $1M – $250M.
- What companies has Eric Kaplan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Alloy.
- Where did Eric Kaplan go to school?
- Eric Kaplan studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy, Politics, and Economics).
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Also worked at FirstMark Capital40
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Also worked at Via33
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Also worked at Monitor Deloitte128
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