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Eric Tilenius

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Former Executive-in-Residence at Scale Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Eric Tilenius is currently on a career break and plans to explore new opportunities in 2026. He most recently served as CEO of External Secrets Inc., an open core company focused on non-human identity credentials management. His earlier roles include positions at Daisi Technology, Microsoft's Azure Data team, BlueTalon, Scale Venture Partners, Zynga, Maveron, Answers.com, Mayfield Fund, Netcentives, Intuit, Bain & Company, and Oracle.

Experience

  1. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuitcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. External Secrets IncChief Executive Officer2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Daisi Technology, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2021 — 2024San Mateo, California, United States
  4. MicrosoftCEO, BlueTalon (Azure Data Governance)2019Sunnyvale, California, United States
  5. BlueTalonCEO2014 — 2019Redwood City, CA
  6. Scale Venture PartnersExecutive-in-Residence2012 — 2013Foster City, CA
  7. ZyngaGeneral Manager2009 — 2011San Francisco, CA
  8. Tilenius InvestmentsEntrepreneur & Angel Investor2005 — 2011San Mateo, CA
  9. Maveron LLCSector Advisor, Internet & Gaming2008 — 2009Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA
  10. Tilenius ConsultingPrincipal2002 — 2004
  11. Answers.comCEO2000 — 2001Burlingame, CA and Jerusalem, Israel
  12. MayfieldEntrepreneur-in-Residence1999 — 2000Menlo Park, CA
  13. Netcentives Inc.Founding CEO, Chairman, VP Business Development1995 — 1999San Francisco, CA
  14. Bain & CompanyConsultant1995San Francisco, CA
  15. Intuit Inc.Product Manager1992 — 1994Menlo Park, CA
  16. Oracle CorportationAssociate Product Manager1990 — 1992Redwood Shores, CA
  17. ColorVenture SoftwareFounder & CEO1985 — 1990Long Island, NY
  18. The Rainbow (leading magazine for TRS-80 color computers)Freelance Author & Computer Game Reviewer1982 — 1987Prospect, KY

Skills & more

Open-Source Software2Web 2.05Enterprise Software17SaaS36Software as a Service (SaaS)8Leadership2Entrepreneur3Investor1ExecutiveVenture Capital99Consumer Internet1Angel Investing40
+12 moreMobile ApplicationsGamingSocial NetworkingViral MarketingGame MechanicsMobile GamesInternet EntrepreneurStart-upsCEOsEntrepreneurshipE-commerceStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Tilenius?
Eric Tilenius is currently on a career break and plans to explore new opportunities in 2026. He most recently served as CEO of External Secrets Inc., an open core company focused on non-human identity credentials management. His earlier roles include positions at Daisi Technology, Microsoft's Azure Data team, BlueTalon, Scale Venture Partners, Zynga, Maveron, Answers.com, Mayfield Fund, Netcentives, Intuit, Bain & Company, and Oracle.
What companies has Eric Tilenius invested in?
Investments tracked here include inDinero, XTraffic.
Where did Eric Tilenius go to school?
Eric Tilenius studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); International Space University (Certificate, Business & Management); Princeton University (AB, Economics).

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