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Eric Liaw
InvestorGeneral Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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.
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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 published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 4
GlossierBoard seat
via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Mar 2019 · $100M raise
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.ioWHOOPZiprecruiter
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Network10
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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).
- 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, App Annie / Data.ai, Coinbase, Datadog, DeepL, Deputy, Dream, FightCamp, GitHub, Glossier, IEX, Kalshi, and 15 more.
- What awards has Eric Liaw received?
- Liaw was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors by GrowthCap in 2018.
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