# Erik Blachford: portfolio, investments and team > Erik Blachford is a vc firm based in United States. 30 investments on record, latest Jan 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Erik Blachford Last cheque observed Jan 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 30 on record Since the last cheque **3192** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 30** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 93%** Pitch Erik Blachford ## Erik Blachford highlights - 01 30 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds - 03 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **30 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Jan** **[Busbud](https://millionrounds.com/company/busbud)** Series B · CA · FinSMEs **$11M** With 5 others - **2015** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[TripScope](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripscope)** Seed **$1.2M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Traveling Spoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/traveling-spoon)** Seed · US **$870K** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com)** Series B · US **$16M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[ePantry](https://millionrounds.com/company/epantry)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2014** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 11 others - **Aug** **[Chairish](https://millionrounds.com/company/chairish)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 12 others - **May** **[Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others - **Feb** **[PayByGroup](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay-by-group)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 6 others - **2013** 7 rounds - **Dec** **[Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$225K** With 2 others - **Nov** **[Wire Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/wire-labs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$5.0M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[Vacatia](https://millionrounds.com/company/vacatia)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 8 others - **Jun** **[TourRadar](https://millionrounds.com/company/tourradar)** Seed · AT · thenextweb.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Mar** **[PointsHound](https://millionrounds.com/company/pointshound)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$425K** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Wire](https://millionrounds.com/company/wire)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others - **2011** 8 rounds - **Oct** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Bloomspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomspot)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$35M** With 8 others - **Jul** **[Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com)** Seed · US · blogs.forbes.com **$1.0M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Room 77](https://millionrounds.com/company/room-77)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 6 others - **May** **[HotelTonight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoteltonight)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.6M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[Decide.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/decide-com)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Inkd.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkd-com)** Seed · US · curiousoffice.com **$400K** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Hipmunk](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipmunk)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.2M** With 5 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Room 77](https://millionrounds.com/company/room-77)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 6 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Bloomspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomspot)** Seed · US · bloomspot.com **$2.0M** With 4 others - **2008** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[TeachStreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/teachstreet)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.3M** With 10 others - **Mar** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Seed · US · biz.yahoo.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2007** 1 round - **Feb** **[Imagekind](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagekind)** Series A · US · imagekind.com **$2.6M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all** **[Decide.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/decide-com)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **Undisclosed** Sept 2013 **[Bloomspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomspot)** Bought by Chase Banking Corporation **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 **[TeachStreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/teachstreet)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012 **[Imagekind](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagekind)** Bought by Cafe Press **$8.4M** Jul 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 30 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jan 2018 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *15* - Series A *7* - Series B *5* - Venture *2* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2018 Often in the room with - [Spencer Rascoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff) 6 - [Rich Barton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rich-barton) 5 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 3 - [Mike Slade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-slade) 3 - [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) 2 - [Azure Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners) 2 **Pitching Erik Blachford?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Erik Blachford. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Spencer Rascoff** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff)[**Rich Barton** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rich-barton)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Mike Slade** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-slade)[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)[**Azure Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners)[**Brent Hill** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hill)[**Brian Ma** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-ma)[**Bruce Jaffe** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruce-jaffe)[**David Rodnitzky** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-rodnitzky)[**Draper Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)[**Eric Liaw** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-liaw) ## Recently backed The latest companies Erik Blachford put money into. [**Busbud** $11M · Jan 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/busbud) ## Quick answers about Erik Blachford ### What does Erik Blachford invest in? Erik Blachford invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Erik Blachford? 30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2018. ### What has Erik Blachford invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Busbud (Series B, Jan 2018). ### How big are Erik Blachford's cheques? The median round it joins is $11M. ### Does Erik Blachford lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Erik Blachford invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%). ### Is Erik Blachford investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2018. ### Who does Erik Blachford invest alongside? 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