Number of Portfolio Companies 4
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Eric Archambeau is a Senior Advisor at Wellington Partners. Eric has extensive high tech management experience in Silicon Valley and Europe. He is widely known for his deep insights and experience in social networking, data mining and electronic marketplaces. A French Native, he enjoys over 20 years of founding, financing and investing in young

technology companies. Eric joined Wellington as a General Partner in early 2005 focusing on Digital Media, Software, Cleantech and Electronics.

From 2000 to 2002, he was at Benchmark Capital where he lead and co-lead a number of deals including Betfair, Orchestria, Xignal and Activiti (now Alfresco), as well as pioneering an active Entrepreneur in Residence programme in London. Eric joined Benchmark from Atlas Venture where, in Silicon Valley, he worked with companies including Tsqware (acquired by Globespan) and Obongo (acquired by AOL).

Before 1999, Eric was a serial entrepreneur. First in 1993, as co-founder and CEO of RightPoint, a provider of marketing automation enterprise software (acquired by e.piphany), then, in 1998, as founding CEO of Trading Dynamics (acquired by Ariba). Eric was also a founding board member of eGroups, acquired by Yahoo! in 2000. In the 1980s he worked in the semiconductor and EDA industry in Silicon Valley, most notably with VLSI Technology Inc.

Eric is one of the founders of Social-Impact, a professional development programme helping social entrepreneurs worldwide to increase their social impact and reach their full potential. He also lectured at INSEAD where he founded the Social Entrepreneurship department.

Number of Investments 4
Eric Archambeau has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Laced on May 24, 2023, when Laced raised
$12M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 24, 2023
Laced
Series A - Laced
$12M
Nov 14, 2021
SignalRank Corporation
No
Seed Round - SignalRank Corporation
$5M
Sep 2, 2021
Stockeld Dreamery
Series A - Stockeld Dreamery
€16.5M
Nov 15, 2018
Pirate Studios
Venture Round - Pirate Studios
$20M
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 1
Eric Archambeau has 5 current jobs including Co-Founder and Chairman at Quadia, Board Of Directors at Ynsect, and Co-Founder at Astanor Ventures. Additionally, Eric Archambeau has had 1 past job as the General Partner at Benchmark.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Benchmark
General Partner
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 12
Eric Archambeau holds 6 board and advisor roles including Member of the Board of Directors at Onfido, Member Board Of Directors at Intelligent Apps, and Board member at eWise.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Hintsa
Board Member2019
XING
Board Member2005Dec 1, 2010
amiando
Board MemberApr 2007Dec 1, 2010
YPlan
Board Member
Nosto
Board Member
Festicket
Board Member
import.io
Board Member
import.io
Member of the BoardJan 2013
Seesmic
Board MemberJun 2008
Experteer
Board MemberMar 2007
Number of Events 1
Eric Archambeau has participated in 1 event, LeWeb on Dec 9, 2014.
Number of News Articles 13
Funding RoundMay 24, 2023
Laced raised $12,000,000 / Series A from Bart Swanson and 5 other investors
Funding RoundNov 14, 2021
SignalRank Corporation raised $5,000,000 / Seed from AltaIR Capital and 9 other investors
Funding RoundSep 2, 2021
Stockeld Dreamery raised €16,500,000 / Series A from Alexander Ljung and 11 other investors
NewsNov 20, 2020
Funding RoundNov 15, 2018
Pirate Studios raised $20,000,000 / Series Unknown from Bart Swanson and 2 other investors
NewsJun 16, 2015