| @erikbl |
| Columbia University, MBA | 1994 |
| Business | |
| Princeton University, BA | 1989 |
| English & Theater |
Erik Blachford was an early employee at travel site Expedia, eventually becoming its CEO. Blachford managed the travel division of IAC after Expedia’s acquisition before rejoining the startup ranks in 2005. Erik Blachford is currently a board member at Surfparks, Zillow, and Farecast.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| PointsHound | 3/13 | Seed | $425k | 4 |
| Liftopia | 10/11 | Venture Round | $1.3M | 5 |
| Bloomspot | 8/11 | Series B | $35M | 8 |
| Tripping | 7/11 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| Room 77 | 6/11 | Series B | $10.5M | 7 |
| HotelTonight | 5/11 | Series A | $3.59M | 8 |
| Decide.com | 4/11 | Series B | $6M | 4 |
| Pressplane | 2/11 | Angel | $400k | 7 |
| Hipmunk | 1/11 | Series A | $4.2M | 6 |
| Room 77 | 1/10 | Angel | $3M | 7 |
| Liftopia | 9/09 | Angel | $1M | 4 |
| Bloomspot | 1/09 | Seed | $2.05M | 5 |
| Liftopia | 3/08 | Seed | 2 | |
| TeachStreet | 3/08 | Series A | $2.25M | 10 |