# Eric Liaw: investor profile

> Eric Liaw, Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies (Bxpe) at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners). 2 investments on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Partner

# Eric Liaw

Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies (Bxpe) at [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)

Latest rounds

- **Wedding Spot** Series A · $3M Sept 2014
- **Wedding Spot** Seed · $225k Dec 2013

Backs *Internet*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Sept 2014
- **Filings:** 20 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Blackstone Group
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Blackstone Group** Private equity · US **21** cheques in 12 months **98** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.2M
- **Active:** 2013–14

2014

- [Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot) *Series A* **$3M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +11 investors · historical

2013

- [Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot) *Seed* **$225k** *US* Dec 2013 Joined · +2 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Series A **1**

What they backed

Internet **2**

Alongside

- [David Rodnitzky *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-rodnitzky)
- [Erik Blachford *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford)
- [Atlas Venture *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)
- [Canyon Creek Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canyon-creek-capital)
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- [IVP *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)
- [KEC Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kec-ventures)
- [Maiden Lane Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiden-lane)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[IVP XVIII-B](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp-xviii-b)** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners)** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2026
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)** Executive Officer on 2 filings · since 2026
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Joule](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joule)** Officer of the GP of the GP since 2026
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Of the General Partner of the General Partner of the GP since 2026
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Pioneer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer)** Officer of the General Partner of the GP. since 2025
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the GP of the GP on 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Senior Managing Director of BXPEA since 2025
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the Managing General Partner of the GP on 6 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the GP of the GP on 3 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the General Partner of the Special GP on 4 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Firebird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firebird)** Senior Managing Director of the General Partner of the GP since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the General Partner of the GP. on 6 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the General Partner of the Special General Partner of the Issuer. since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Officer of the General Partner of the Special General Partner of the Issuer since 2024
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)** Of the General Partner of the General Partner of the GP on 4 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the GP of the GP on 11 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)** Officer of the General Partner of the GP on 3 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Of the GP of the GP on 4 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)** Executive Officer on 12 filings · since 2023

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Blackstone Group

- [**Jill Greenthal** Lead Independent Director *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jill-greenthal)
- [**Lionel Assant** Global Co-Chief Investment Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lionel-assant)
- [**Michael Casey** Division CFO - Industrial Power Systems Division *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-casey)
- [**Peter G. Peterson** Of the General Partner of the General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-g-peterson)
- [**Robert Wallace** Founder & & Chairman *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/robert-wallace)
- [**Tanya Barnes** Managing Partner, Head of Private Equity Climate Solutions *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tanya-barnes)
- [**Adam White** Co-Founder & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-white)
- [**Alex Yang** Senior Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-yang)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) · 25 Feb 2026 · 18 min Eric Liaw, General Partner at IVP: European founders should enter US earlier With [Eric Liaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw) About this episode Every company IVP backs in Europe competes directly with Silicon Valley. There is one global bar, and that is the level founders are measured against. At Slush in Helsinki I spoke with Eric Liaw, General Partner at IVP, about what that actually means when you are building from Europe and how the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 5 Apr 2024 · 27 min IVP’s Eric Liaw on London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle With [Eric Liaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw) About this episode Connie talks to Eric Liaw of IVP about London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Nov 2022 · 44 min 361. Valuation Inflation, the IPO Pause and What that Means for M&A, If Twitter is in Better Hands, and How to Construct a Successful Board (Eric Liaw) With [Eric Liaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw) About this episode Eric Liaw of IVP joins Nick to discuss Valuation Inflation, the IPO Pause and What that Means for M&A, If Twitter is in Better Hands, and How to Construct a Successful Board. In this episode we cover: Parsing Out the IPO Process Thoughts on Twitter's Acquisition Market Predictions And more!… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 8 Apr 2022 · 40 min 20VC: What Happens To Growth Rounds in this New Environment? Where is the Funding Crunch? How Does This Impact M&A and Going Public? How do Crossover Funds Respond? What Does it Mean For Early Stage and more with Eric Liaw, General Partner @ IVP With [Eric Liaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw) About this episode Eric Liaw is a General Partner @ IVP, one of the leading later-stage venture capital and growth equity firms of the last decade with $8.7 billion of committed capital and a 40-year IRR of 43.1%. At IVP eric has led investments in Datadog, Github, Klarna, Robinhood and UiPath to name a few. Prior… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Eric Liaw in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 7 Jan 2023 · 7 min Investor Stories 277: Strange & Unusual (Holiday, Liaw, Sugden) Mentions [Aaron Holiday](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-holiday)[Chris Sugden](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-sugden)[Eric Liaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-liaw) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Aaron Holiday Eric Liaw Chris Sugden Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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