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Eric Ver Ploeg

InvestorFounder

Founder & GP at Tunitas Ventures · Board director at YouMail

Menlo Park, California

Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K

FoundedYouMail

About

Experienced venture investor who spent eleven years as a managing director evaluating over 500 Series A to pre-IPO opportunities and completing more than 140 investments. Previously founded two venture-backed companies and raised five funding rounds from tier-one investors including Kleiner Perkins and Mayfield.

Board director at YouMail

Intro paths

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to YouMail's investors below.

YouMail's investors · 2

Tunitas VenturesMenlo Park · since 2015VantagePoint Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $2M – $100M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at YouMail

AQ
Alex QuiliciExecutive Officer, Director
MR
Michael RudolphExecutive Officer
BD
Brian DaviExecutive Officer
TSTom Saftig
Tom SaftigExecutive Officer
LWLee Weinberg
Lee WeinbergExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Tunitas VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. ZūmSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. PayJoySeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. NumeraiSeed Investorcurrent2016 — present
  5. NamecoachSeed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. NachoNachoSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. YouMail, IncBoard Membercurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. LightJump CapitalVenture focused SPAC Sponsor2020 — 2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
  9. FastlyInvestor2018 — 2020
  10. AnomaliInvestor2018 — 2020Redwood City, CA
  11. Deutsche Telekom Capital PartnersManaging Director — Sourcing, Negotiating, and Managing Enterprise SaaS Venture Investments2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Recursive CapitalManaging Member2011 — 2015Silicon Valley
  13. Metric VenturesFounding Partner2009 — 2010
  14. OZ CommunicationsBoard Member2004 — 2008
  15. VantagePoint Venture PartnersManaging Director2001 — 2008
  16. UltraDNSBoard Member2003 — 2006
  17. Spatial WirelessBoard Member, Investor2003 — 2004
  18. AngaraFounder, CEO1996 — 2001
  19. AdKnowledgeFounder, VP of Product Management1995

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, High Tech Entrepreneurship
  2. Stanford UniversityPhD, Electrical Engineering. Semiconductor Device Physics.
  3. Case Western Reserve UniversityBS, Electrical Engineering

Skills & more

Enterprise Software7Strategy8Management5Start-ups46Entrepreneurship28Venture Capital24Mobile Devices15Corporate Development14Strategic Partnerships16Angel Investing10Business Strategy10Alternative Investments5
+4 moreMobile ApplicationsWirelessBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-market Strategy

From Eric's professional profile.

Deals · 21

ShareThisBoard seat

via Tunitas Ventures · filed Jul 2018 · $6M raise

YouMailBoard seat

via Tunitas Ventures · filed Feb 2015 · $3.5M raise

Ink'd GreetingsSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures · filed Jan 2025

Balance CashSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures · filed May 2024

Blotout StartupSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures · filed May 2021

NameCoachSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures · filed Jun 2015

CambiumSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

CofilendingSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

Go2Solo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

In SeamSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

KraneSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

ManagedbyjackSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

NumeraiSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

PayJoySolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

RexeraSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

Tin CanSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

ViaSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

ZumSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

JoinyawSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

Nacho NachoSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

Scale IPSolo GP

via Tunitas Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.

Network8

Fred EhrsamScout
Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge
Howard MorganScout
Co-Founder, Chair and General Partner at B4 Capital
Igor RyabenkiyScout
Founder and Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital
Ravi GroverScout
General Partner at Data Tech
Bryan Schreier
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Carine Magescas
Managing Partner at AngelPad
Greg Gottesman
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible Hands
Ning Sung
Investor at Sand Hill Angels

Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Eric Ver Ploeg work?
Eric Ver Ploeg is Founder & GP at Tunitas Ventures and Founder at YouMail.
What check size does Eric Ver Ploeg write?
Eric Ver Ploeg typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
What companies did Eric Ver Ploeg found?
Eric Ver Ploeg founded YouMail.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,293

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Case Western Reserve University51

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesPete KoomenGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersMatt SteinChief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersKaren SpilizewskiBiomedical engineer helping accelerate life science technologies from development into the marketplace

+ 45 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Numerai3

Joey KrugPartner at Founders FundAsh FontanaManaging Director at Zetta Venture PartnersBen BrimacombeFounder at Exonic

Also worked at Anomali4

Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystDeepak JeevankumarManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalPaul ConleyChairman & CEO at GENERAL INCEPTIONTom ReillyCraft Advisory Board at Craft Ventures

Also worked at VantagePoint Venture Partners17

Christine HintonInvestor at Notable CapitalEileen McMahonCoordinator of Operations and Executive Support at Prelude VenturesHarold FriedmanChief Financial Officer at Polaris PartnersEmmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesStephan DolezalekInvestor at BroadscaleJim MarverCo-Founder and Managing Director at VantagePoint Capital Partners

+ 11 more

Also worked at AdKnowledge2

Thad LangfordFounding Managing Partner at Flyover CapitalYash PatelGeneral Partner at Titanium Ventures