Erik Blachford

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Currently a Venture Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures, Erik has previously served as CEO of Expedia, Inc. and IAC/InterActiveCorp's travel division, IAC Travel (including online travel businesses Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Classic Custom Vacations and Interval International), CEO at Butterfield & Robinson and CEO at Terrapass, Inc.

His prior positions at Expedia Inc. included SVP of Marketing & Planning and various roles in product management. Erik is an active private company investor, serving on boards including Glassdoor, Zillow, Siteminder, Liftopia and Terrapass, and participates in non-profit boards including EcoAmerica, The Cutting Ball Theatre and the US National Council of the World Wildlife Fund.

Erik holds a bachelor's degree in English and certificate in theatre from Princeton University and a master's in business administration from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
2
Erik Blachford has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 23, 2019, when CANOPY raised $2M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
May 23, 2019 CANOPY Corporate Round $2M Communities Detail
Jan 30, 2018 Busbud Series B $11M Apps Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
3
Erik Blachford has 3 current jobs including Board Member at Busbud , Advisor at Busbud and Member of the Board of Directors at Zillow .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Busbud Board Member Sep 1, 2020 Detail
Busbud Advisor Detail
Zillow Member of the Board of Directors Detail