Eric Lagier
InvestorManaging Partner at byFounders
Copenhagen, Denmark
Writes $250K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Eric Lagier is Founder and Managing Partner at byFounders, a community-powered early-stage venture fund focused on supporting founders in the New Nordic region with global ambitions. He brings over 20 years of experience in general management, business development, and product roles from technology companies including Oracle, Skype, and Tradeshift. Lagier previously co-founded Memolane, a social media startup that secured venture funding and was acquired by HP, and is based in Copenhagen where he advises early-stage companies.
Experience
- byFoundersFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- DenmarkBridgeAdvisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- DexmiAdvisor and Angel Investor2008 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Innotel Communications ABMember Board of Directors2014 — 2017Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- 500 StartupsAdvisor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Gerson Lehrman Group GLGAdvisor2002 — 2017United States
- WeVideoVP Growth2014 — 2016Mountain View, CA
- CylindoAdvisor2014 — 2016
- Memolane (Acquired by HP)CEO & Co-founder2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Tradeshift Network LtdCCO - Chief Commercial Officer2009 — 2010Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- TigerTagCEO & Co-Founder2008 — 2009United States
- Skype (Acquired by Ebay)Head of Mobile, Skype2005 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
- OracleHead of Wireless Business in EMEA2001 — 2005EMEA
- TDC ASHead of TDC DK - Mobil Internet division1998 — 2000
- PriceWaterhouseManagement Consultant1996 — 1998Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Royal Danish armyFirst lieutenant. Best graduate of the Royal Danish Reserve Officers Academy.1990 — 1992Denmark
Skills & more
Start-ups99Product Management56Entrepreneurship98Business Strategy56Marketing Strategy15Mobile Devices69Business Development50Telecommunications18Strategic Planning14Venture Capital13Mobile Applications25Strategy67
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Go-to-market StrategyManagementStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceSocial Media MarketingSocial NetworkingManagement ConsultingDigital StrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipDigital MarketingLanguages Danish · English
From Eric's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Digitail
Per SEC Form D filings.
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Martin Krag Andersen
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Matias Salonen
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Sara Rywe
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Sebastian L. Johansson
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Lagier?
- Eric Lagier is Founder and Managing Partner at byFounders, a community-powered early-stage venture fund focused on supporting founders in the New Nordic region with global ambitions. He brings over 20 years of experience in general management, business development, and product roles from technology companies including Oracle, Skype, and Tradeshift. Lagier previously co-founded Memolane, a social media startup that secured venture funding and was acquired by HP, and is based in Copenhagen where he advises early-stage companies.
- Where does Eric Lagier work?
- Eric Lagier is Managing Partner at byFounders.
- What check size does Eric Lagier write?
- Eric Lagier typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What boards does Eric Lagier sit on?
- Eric Lagier holds tracked board seats at Digitail.
- Where did Eric Lagier go to school?
- Eric Lagier studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Management program. Top 5% of class.); Copenhagen Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business Strategy); Sergentskolen i Sønderborg (Sergent, Grundkursus for officerer af reserven).
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