About Eric Ries
Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and an angel investor based out of San Francisco, United States. They did their education from Yale University in 2000. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2004 through IMVU. Eric Ries has founded 2 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of LTSE. Prior to this, Eric Ries co-founded IMVU. As an angel investor, Eric Ries has a portfolio of 23 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 11 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, Serbia and 3 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Asana and Pelago.
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Eric Ries' Investments
Eric Ries has invested in 23 companies. Their most recent investment was in Harmony Intelligence (Seed Round) on Mar 09, 2025. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 11 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, Serbia and 3 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Eric Ries:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 09, 2025 | Seed | $3M | ||
Sep 28, 2023 | Series A | $3.1M | ||
May 09, 2022 | Seed | $3M | and 3 more | |
Apr 04, 2022 | Seed | $3M | and 4 more |
Eric Ries' Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Eric Ries:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloud-based platform offering project management software | San Francisco (United States) | $453M | 2008 | IPO | Oct 02, 2020 | |
UX design tools for prototyping | Gdansk (Poland) | $7.51M | 2012 | Acquisition | Jun 09, 2020 | |
Cloud and AI based lead generation solutions for enterprises | San Francisco (United States) | $20.2M | 2013 | Acquisition | Jan 18, 2018 | |
Hire top music production talent: engineers, producers, singers, songwriters | San Francisco (United States) | - | 2012 | Acquisition | Sep 12, 2019 |
Eric Ries' Founded Companies
Here are the details of all founded companies by Eric Ries:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network | $77M | 2004 | Series E | Mountain View | |
Online platform for investments in stocks | $247M | 2015 | Series C | San Francisco |
Eric Ries' Top News
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Asana raises $50 million from Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and othersVentureBeat•May 05, 2016•Asana, HipChat, Slack, Microsoft and 11 others
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ArtLifting Raises $1.1 Million To Help The Homeless Sell Their ArtTechCrunch+•Oct 27, 2015•ArtLifting, Diane Hessan, Diane Hessan, Diane Hessan and 2 others
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Rally.org Rallies $7.9M in FundingThe Wall Street Journal•Jun 26, 2012•Rally.org, Relay Ventures, Floodgate, Greylock Partners and 14 others
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