Erik Blachford, Angel Investor

Erik Blachford is an angel investor and an independent venture investor at Blachford Capital, LLC, his primary investment vehicle. He’s made personal investments in over 20 companies primarily in the seed, angel, and early series rounds. His investment portfolio includes Otto, Madrona Venture Labs, CANOPY, Sleepbox, Domicile, Busbud, Uplift, and TripScope. Erik is a former CEO of Expedia and IAC Travel. He’s a former CEO of TerraPass and Butterfield & Robinson. He attended the San Francisco State University in 2018, the Columbia Business School in 1993-1994, and Princeton University in 1985-1989.