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ERIK JANSEN

Technology VC with more than 15 years of successful investing experience.

Headline: Investor
Work status: Living The Dream
Industries: Cleantech, Computing, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Media
Skills: Business, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Marketing, Negotiation
Location: GREENWICH CT
Visas: USA and EUROPE
Interested in: Advising startups, Consulting opportunities, Giving back, Helping friends, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Supporting my investments

FULL BIO

Erik Jansen has more two decades of technology venture capital investment success and US and foreign operational experience. He enjoyed many successful years as General Partner with Pequot Ventures, the direct venture investment arm of Pequot Capital Management, with close to $2.0 billion under management across five technology PE/VC funds, and one early stage healthcare fund. He focuses primarily on making investments in the software, internet and services sectors.

Mr. Jansen has been a speaker at various Venture Conferences including Internet Outlook, TIE of New York, New York New Media, NY Angel Zone Conference, Connecticut Venture Group, IBF and several European based private equity conferences. Mr. Jansen serves on the Eli Whitney Investment Advisory Committee of Connecticut Innovations, Inc., the State of Connecticut venture fund and resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: JSJ Capital Management, LLC
Position: Managing Partner
Time period: January 2008 - November 2009
Description: Technology focused PE/VC firm

Employer: CRT Capital Group, Inc
Position: Managing Director - Private Equity
Time period: February 2006 - December 2007
Description: Private Equity team at investment banking firm.

Employer: RockRidge Capital Management, Inc
Position: Managing Partner
Time period: December 2002 - January 2006
Description: Technolgy focused VC firm.

Employer: Pequot Capital
Position: General Partner
Time period: March 1998 - December 2002
Description: Founding General Partner of the Early Stage Venture Capital effort at Pequot Capital

Employer: Digital Media Capital, LLC
Position: Managing Partner
Time period: May 1993 - March 1998
Description: Technology focused seed and early stage VC firm.

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Sports: Soccer, Skiing

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  • James Robinson

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner of RRE Ventures.

  • Roger Ehrenberg

    Currently invest through my "big data" venture fund IA Venture Strategies. Hold 32 investments through my angel portfolio IA Capital Partners. Founder of quantitative trading firm Kinetic Trading Strategies.