Eric Valle
InvestorGeneral Partner at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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417 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Anthony LinunlockedEric: together at University of California, Berkeley (1994–1996)
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Eric: together at Venture Law Group
×3Eric: together at Davis Polk & Wardwell
Experience
- Aduro AdvisorsDirector of Partnershipscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EOAT AdvisorsVC/PE Consultantcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Foundry1General Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Next Legacy PartnersOperating Partner2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Next Play CapitalGeneral Partner2015 — 2023Redwood City, California, United States
- Scal.ioAdvisor2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Binary CapitalOperating Partner2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Capital DynamicsDirector, Head of Client Relations2009 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
- HRJ CapitalAssociate2007 — 2009Woodside, CA
- Davis Polk & WardwellCorporate Paralegal2004 — 2007Menlo Park, CA
- Liberate TechnologiesCorporate Paralegal2002 — 2003San Carlos, CA
- LivePlanet, Inc.Corporate Paralegal & Business Development2001 — 2002Santa Monica, CA
- Venture Law GroupCorporate Paralegal1999 — 2001Menlo Park< CA
Skills & more
Venture Capital53Private Equity41Alternative Investments25Start-ups15Mergers3Asset Management7Corporate Law9Corporate Finance8Hedge Funds6Investments13Investor Relations12Financial Analysis6
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Colleagues at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
Network3
Caleagh Creech
Investor at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
Margaret Luna
Associate at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
Ryan Nece
Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Valle?
- General Partner at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
- Where does Eric Valle work?
- Eric Valle is General Partner at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL.
- What check size does Eric Valle write?
- Eric Valle typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Eric Valle go to school?
- Eric Valle studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English); St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory19
Matthew CuetoVice President at Fin CapitalTripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalJosh AnagnostouInvestor at Sorenson VenturesHenry BuckinghamVice President at Unusual VenturesAndrew FerreroVice President at Align VenturesJohnny PerkinsAnalyst at WP Global Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scal.io2
Also worked at Binary Capital2
Also worked at Capital Dynamics33
Jonathan BarekChief Operating Officer at Next47Jenny GraetzelPartner, Seed Funds at Next47Manisha KoolmanOperations Manager at Seraphim SpaceSalvatore FerraraInvestor at Madison Dearborn PartnersGuilherme ZieglerFinance and Operations at AtlanticoLeanne EnglandCFO at ETF Partners
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Also worked at Venture Law Group8
Joanna BlackGeneral Counsel at Madrona Venture GroupKarl SunInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCraig ShermanManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalMark SilvermanGeneral Partner at Empactful CapitalKaren Roter DavisManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesGordon EmpeyCOO, Partner and General Counsel at Frazier Life Sciences
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