Where does Eric Liaw work?

Eric Liaw is General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) and Board director at MindBody and Board director at The Honest Company and Board director at Wikia.

What check size does Eric Liaw write?

Eric Liaw typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.

What boards does Eric Liaw sit on?

Eric Liaw holds tracked board seats at Glossier, MindBody, The Honest Company, Volt.io, WHOOP, Wikia, Ziprecruiter.

What companies has Eric Liaw invested in?

Investments tracked here include Aiven, Glossier, Master Class, Robinhood.

Where did Eric Liaw go to school?

Eric Liaw studied at Stanford University (MS, Management Science & Engineering); Stanford University (AB, Economics).

What awards has Eric Liaw received?

Liaw was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors by GrowthCap in 2018.

Eric Liaw

InvestorFounder

General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · Board director at MindBody · Board director at The Honest Company · Board director at Wikia

London

Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M

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About

Eric Liaw is a General Partner at IVP focused on enterprise software, gaming and AR, bottom-up solutions, consumer, and fintech. He partners with entrepreneurs at inflection points to help scale high-growth startups.

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechGaming

Beyond investing

Education: Studied at University of Texas at Austin (BA and BBA with highest honors)
Awards: Liaw was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors by GrowthCap in 2018.
More: Liaw resigned from his position as a board member at ZipRecruiter as of July 31, 2024.

From Eric's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at MindBody

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MindBody's investors · 9

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks Catalyst InvestorsNew York · $10M – $20M checks · since 2015 Eastward Capital PartnersWest Newton · $3M – $15M checks Golub GrowthChicago IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2015 Pasadena AngelsPasadena · $50K – $500K checks Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks Teamworthy VenturesNew York W Capital PartnersNew York

Co-founders at MindBody

Richard L. StollmeyerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Blake BeltramFounder

Board director at The Honest Company

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The Honest Company's investors · 9

BAM ElevateChicago · since 2026 BlackRockNew York · since 2026 Farvatn VentureBergen ICONIQSan Francisco IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2015 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Misfit Venture Partners$10K – $25K checks Sfventures Group LLCSan Francisco Struck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at The Honest Company

Christopher GaviganExecutive Officer, Promoter

Brian LeeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Jessica AlbaFounder

Board director at Wikia

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Wikia's investors · 2

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2016 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Wikia

Jimmy WalesDirector

Experience

IVPGeneral Partnercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco & Menlo Park, CA
SunoInvestorcurrent2026 — present
SolaceBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
KalshiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
TennrBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
AppchargeBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
SageBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
CradleInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Volt.ioBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
DeepLInvestorcurrent2023 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
FightCampInvestorcurrent2021 — present
WHOOPBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
SupermetricsBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
RobinhoodInvestorcurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
AivenBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
DeputyBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSydney, Australia
DatadogInvestorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
MasterClassBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Glossier, Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
NextRoll, Inc. (formerly AdRoll Group)Board Observercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
KlarnaInvestorcurrent2014 — presentStockholm, Sweden
IEXBoard Observer2016 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
Dream GamesInvestor2021 — 2025Istanbul, Turkey
ZipRecruiterBoard Member2014 — 2024Greater Los Angeles Area
data.aiBoard Member2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Lulus.comBoard Member2018 — 2023Chico, California Area
The Honest CompanyBoard Member2011 — 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
UiPathInvestor2018 — 2023Greater New York City Area
The Players' TribuneBoard Member2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
MINDBODY, Inc.Board Member2012 — 2019San Luis Obispo, California Area
GitHubInvestor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
FandomBoard Member2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
SupercellBoard Observer2013 — 2015Helsinki Area, Finland
DropcamBoard Member2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Technology Crossover VenturesVice President2003 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
Morgan StanleyTechnology Investment Banker2001 — 2003Menlo Park, CA

Education

Stanford UniversityMS, Management Science & Engineering
Stanford UniversityAB, Economics

Skills & more

Venture Capital59Private Equity25Corporate Governance1Corporate Development19Due Diligence11Financial Modeling10Mergers4Investments11MonetizationBusiness Development4Strategy5Mergers & Acquisitions14

+12 more

EntrepreneurshipIPOStart-upsSaaSDigital MediaE-commerceGamingMobile GamesMobile InternetOnline AdvertisingValuationAngel Investing

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Deals · 4

GlossierBoard seat

via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Mar 2019 · $100M raise

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WikiaBoard seat

via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Oct 2016 · $6M raise

The Honest CompanyBoard seat

via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Aug 2015 · $100M raise

MindBodyBoard seat

via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Feb 2015 · $1.5M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Volt.ioWHOOP Ziprecruiter

Investor

Aiven Master Class Robinhood

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Ajay Vashee

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Albert Zhang

Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Alejandro Gomez

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Alex Lim

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Alexandria Simcox

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Amelia Gale

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Amelia Hobbs

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Andrew Hsu

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Network10

Ajay VasheeScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Dennis PhelpsScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Jules MaltzScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Somesh DashScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Tamar YehoshuaScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Albert Zhang

Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Alex Lim

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Angela Zhu

Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Bryce Marion

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Cack Wilhelm

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Liaw?: Eric Liaw is a General Partner at IVP focused on enterprise software, gaming and AR, bottom-up solutions, consumer, and fintech. He partners with entrepreneurs at inflection points to help scale high-growth startups.
Where does Eric Liaw work?: Eric Liaw is General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) and Board director at MindBody and Board director at The Honest Company and Board director at Wikia.
What does Eric Liaw invest in?: Eric Liaw invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming.
What check size does Eric Liaw write?: Eric Liaw typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
What boards does Eric Liaw sit on?: Eric Liaw holds tracked board seats at Glossier, MindBody, The Honest Company, Volt.io, WHOOP, Wikia, Ziprecruiter.
What companies has Eric Liaw invested in?: Investments tracked here include Aiven, Glossier, Master Class, Robinhood.
Where did Eric Liaw go to school?: Eric Liaw studied at Stanford University (MS, Management Science & Engineering); Stanford University (AB, Economics).
What awards has Eric Liaw received?: Liaw was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors by GrowthCap in 2018.