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Eric Theis

Investor

Investor at Bling Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $400K – $2.5M checks Β· typically $1M

About

Partner at Bling Capital focused on SaaS, data products, marketplaces, and automation. Previously a senior software engineer at Flexport building marketplace, finance, and payments products, and earlier worked at Barefoot Networks (acquired by Intel), Facebook, and Instagram. Holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford.

ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Data & InfrastructureMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. Bling CapitalPartnercurrent2020 β€” present
  2. SpellbookBoard Observercurrent2023 β€” present
  3. SunboundBoard Observercurrent2021 β€” present
  4. FlexportSenior Software Engineer2019 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Barefoot NetworksSoftware Engineer2016 β€” 2019Palo Alto
  6. InstagramEngineering2016
  7. FacebookEngineering2015
  8. Stanford University16th Undergraduate Senate - Senator2014 β€” 2015
  9. Stanford UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2013 β€” 2014Moler Lab Group
  10. PubNubSoftware Engineering Intern2014San Francisco
  11. Disney InteractiveBusiness Intelligence Intern2012Palo Alto, CA
  12. Nanofast Lab - UC DavisSummer Research Intern2011Davis, CA
  13. TapulousQA Engineering Intern2010Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

Public Speaking3Distributed Systems5Databases5Data Mining2Machine Learning2Python11Java11C++4Entrepreneurship2Microsoft Excel3SwiftObjective-C1
+12 moreiOS developmentSQLPHPTableauSolderingTrumpetFlutePianoCSoftware EngineeringComputer ScienceMicrosoft Office

Languages English Β· German Β· Japanese

From Eric's professional profile.

Colleagues at Bling Capital

Ash Panchang
Senior Associate at Bling Capital
Ben Ling
General Partner at Bling Capital
Charles Yu
Principal at Bling Capital
Charlie Pinto
Operating Partner at Bling Capital
Kyle Lui
General Partner at Bling Capital
Natasha Prasad
Venture Fellow at SHAKTI

Network1

Ben LingScout
General Partner at Bling Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Theis?
Partner at Bling Capital focused on SaaS, data products, marketplaces, and automation. Previously a senior software engineer at Flexport building marketplace, finance, and payments products, and earlier worked at Barefoot Networks (acquired by Intel), Facebook, and Instagram. Holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford.
Where does Eric Theis work?
Eric Theis is Investor at Bling Capital.
What does Eric Theis invest in?
Eric Theis invests in Data & Infrastructure, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Eric Theis write?
Eric Theis typically writes checks of $400K – $2.5M.
Where did Eric Theis go to school?
Eric Theis studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

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