Erik de Stefanis
InvestorPartner at Interlace Ventures
New York
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $100K
About
Erik de Stefanis is a partner at Interlace Ventures, an early-stage venture firm with offices in New York and San Francisco that backs companies shaping the future of commerce and is run by an international team with European roots. Alongside his work at the fund, he makes personal investments across stages, with a particular interest in growth-stage allocations.
Invests in
Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3E-commerceFintechFuture of WorkGamingHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSocial
Experience
- Endura ServicesM&Acurrent2026 — present
- M2O, Inc.Investment & Operations2025Los Angeles, CA & Akron, OH
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2024 — 2025
- Interlace VenturesVenture Partner2024
- Interlace VenturesPartner2021 — 2024
- Interlace VenturesPrincipal2019 — 2021
- DVGFounding Partner2020 — 2023
- dSA Capital LLCPrincipal2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- dSA Capital LLCAnalyst2018 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- Alexander WiltonCo-Founder2016 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
- IVI, a CBRE CompanyIntern2014 — 2015White Plains, New York
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2024 — 2026
- Uppsala UniversityBSc Business and Economics
- Umeå UniversityInternational Business
Skills & more
Microsoft Office1Microsoft Excel1Teamwork2Social Media1Marketing1Management1Project Management1Business Strategy1
Languages English · Spanish · Swedish
From Erik's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Darkstore/FASTAFPromoted.aiQueenlySalted
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Interlace Ventures
Anil Benard-Dende
Director General, KEDGE Business School at Interlace Ventures
Catherine Barba
Founder, Funder, Independent Board Member at Interlace Ventures
Doug Stephens
Retail Futurist at Interlace Ventures
Joseph Sartre
Founder & General Partner at Interlace Ventures
Ken Fenyo
CMO, Grabango at Interlace Ventures
Matt Kaness
CEO & Entrepreneur, Public Co. Independent Director, DTC & Consumer Tech Investor & Advisor at Interlace Ventures
Ruchika Julapalli
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Sydney Werber
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Network9
Ashley FlucasScout
Founder at Flucas Ventures
Dan TeranScout
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Gutter Capital
Julia LiptonScout
General Partner at Awesome People Ventures
Sydney WerberScout
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Joseph Sartre
Founder & General Partner at Interlace Ventures
Ruchika Julapalli
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Tessa Battistin
Investor at Interlace Ventures
Vibhu Norby
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Vincent Diallo
Investor at Daphni
Investors connected to Erik in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Erik de Stefanis work?
- Erik de Stefanis is Partner at Interlace Ventures.
- What does Erik de Stefanis invest in?
- Erik de Stefanis invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Erik de Stefanis write?
- Erik de Stefanis typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
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