About
Erik is an advisor and limited partner to Alpha Partners with over twenty years of technology venture capital and operational experience in the US and abroad. He co-founded and was General Partner of Pequot Ventures, the direct venture arm of Pequot Capital Management with roughly $2 billion under management, and serves on Connecticut Innovations' Eli Whitney Investment Advisory Committee.
Experience
- SENJA Holdings LLCManaging Membercurrent2011 — presentGreenwich, CT
- Decisyon, Inc.Former Chairman, Investorcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alpha PartnersVenture Advisor and Limited Partnercurrent2014 — presentGreater New York City Area
- AkinovAFounding Senior Advisor and Investorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Connecticut InnovationsAdvisory Board Member of the Eli Whitney Fundcurrent2008 — presentHartford, Connecticut Area
- r4 TechnologiesBoard Member (Emeritus)current2017 — presentRidgefield CT
- Ultra Capital (Distributed Infrastructure Investments)Co-Founder and Advisor2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Ultra Capital (Distributed Infrastructure Investments)Chairman of The Board and Co-Founder2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- RockRidge Capital Management, IncCo-Founder and Managing Partner2002 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Pequot CapitalGeneral Partner and Portfolio Manager1997 — 2003Greater New York City Area
- Digital Media Capital LLCCo-Founder and Managing Partner1993 — 1997Stamford, CT
Skills & more
Enterprise Software2Leadership32Strategic Planning17Strategy66Management27Venture Capital99Investments48Private Equity79Mobile2Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy53
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Mobile DevicesInvestment StrategiesVendor ManagementBoard GovernanceContract NegotiationInvestment ManagementStrategic LeadershipMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment BankingFinanceBusiness DevelopmentEmerging MarketsLanguages Dutch · English · German
From Erik's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alpha Partners
Abubakr “Mali” Malida
Director of Strategic Relationships at Alpha Partners
Ben Freeberg
Founder, Managing Partner at Oncology Ventures
Ben Freeberg
Associate at Alpha Venture Partners
Brian Smiga
Venture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha Partners
Charlie Federman
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Chris Girgenti
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Dan Malven
Venture Partner at Alpha Partners
Dan Stolar
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik Jansen?
- Erik is an advisor and limited partner to Alpha Partners with over twenty years of technology venture capital and operational experience in the US and abroad. He co-founded and was General Partner of Pequot Ventures, the direct venture arm of Pequot Capital Management with roughly $2 billion under management, and serves on Connecticut Innovations' Eli Whitney Investment Advisory Committee.
- Where does Erik Jansen work?
- Erik Jansen is Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners.
- Where did Erik Jansen go to school?
- Erik Jansen studied at SMU Cox School of Business (MBA, Finance); Nyenrode Business University (BBA, Business).
Same school
Also attended SMU Cox School of Business48
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Also attended Nyenrode Business University47
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Shared employers
Also worked at r4 Technologies4
Also worked at Pequot Capital7
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