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Erica Waichman

Investor

Head of People & Community at Canvas Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Erica leads people and community at Canvas, cultivating the firm's talent network and advising founders on building and retaining teams; she also runs the Canvas Go-to-Market Council and oversees firm hiring. She previously led technical and GTM recruiting at Chime and worked in recruiting at Tesla, Airbnb, and Formation, and holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

Experience

  1. Canvas PrimeHead of People and Communitycurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Canvas PrimeDirector of Talent and Community2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PeopleTech PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Syelo VenturesFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. First Round Fast TrackTalent and Recruiting Mentor2022 — 2023
  6. ChimeSenior Recruiting Manager2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. BloomBrightDirector Of Recruiting2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Kitty HawkRecruiting Consultant via BloomBright2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  9. FaireRecruiting Consultant via BloomBright2020
  10. CartaRecruiting Consultant via BloomBright2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Domino Data LabRecruiting Consultant via BloomBright2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. FormationHead of Talent2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. BINCTechnical Recruiter2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Binc@Shift Technologies, Inc.Technical Recruiter2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Binc@AirbnbTechnical Recruiter2015San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Binc@TeslaRecruiter2014San Francisco Bay Area
  17. fitmob, acquired by ClassPassSales Consultant2014San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Morgans Hotel GroupEvent Manager at CLIFT, a Morgans Hotel Group Original2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Gansevoort Hotel GroupSales Manager, Gansevoort Turks + Caicos2012 — 2013Turks and Caicos Islands
  20. Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DCFood and Beverage Manager2010 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Skills & more

Hotels37Food & Beverage34Hospitality30Event Planning23Hospitality Management22Hospitality Industry19Restaurants12Social Media6Culinary Skills3Hotel Management4Event Management4Sales Management2
+12 moreResearchRevenue AnalysisGuest Service ManagementFoodCulinary EducationOperations ManagementTravel PlanningRecruitingStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingResortsMicrosoft Office

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Colleagues at Canvas Ventures

Aileen Svanberg
Executive Assistant at Canvas Ventures
Amela Hardie
Executive Assistant at Canvas Ventures
Bridget Odorcic
Operations & Fund Compliance Manager at Canvas Ventures
Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures
Harrison Lieberfarb
Partner at Canvas Ventures
Jennifer Kaehms
Associate at Canvas Ventures
Justin Pirzadeh
Partner at Canvas Ventures
Nicole Mitchel
Senior Fund Accountant at Canvas Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Erica Waichman?
Erica leads people and community at Canvas, cultivating the firm's talent network and advising founders on building and retaining teams; she also runs the Canvas Go-to-Market Council and oversees firm hiring. She previously led technical and GTM recruiting at Chime and worked in recruiting at Tesla, Airbnb, and Formation, and holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.
Where does Erica Waichman work?
Erica Waichman is Head of People & Community at Canvas Ventures.
Where did Erica Waichman go to school?
Erica Waichman studied at Cornell University (Bachelor's degree, School of Hotel Administration).

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