San Francisco, US · Angel
Eric Ries
Chair, Ltse Services
Latest rounds
- Harmony IntelligenceSeed · $3MMar 2025
- MeuralSeries A · $5MNov 2017
- GustoRound · $90MNov 2016
BacksInternetFintechIT ServicesMartech
Their investor record
Eric Ries, investingEvery cheque we watched them write, on one record0cheques in 12 months31all time0ledquietRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 31
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $181.2M
- Active
- 2010–25
Harmony IntelligenceSeed$3MUSJoined · +3 investors
MeuralSeries A$5MUSJoined · +3 investors
ArtLiftingSeed$1.1MUSJoined · +4 investors · historical
codeSparkSeed$1.4MUSJoined · +4 investors · historical- LiveOnDemandVentureNLJoined · historical
CrayonVenture$1.5MUSJoined · +11 investors · historical
MixmaxSeed$1.5MUSJoined · +8 investors · historical- TelepathicSeed$650kJoined · +4 investors · historical
- ToutAppSeries B$15MUSJoined · +8 investors · historical
- DigitSeed$2.5MUSJoined · +14 investors · historical
The latest 12 of 31. 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.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Anari AI
Apptimize
Armory- ArtLifting
- Artiphon
Asana
Birdi- Blume
- Brilliant
Bubble
Buffer- Cambrian Genomics
Care at Hand
CircleCI
CodeCombat
CodeHS- Crayon
Descomplica
DigitDin
- Dynamo Micropower
Earli
Earnest
Fieldbook
Framed Data
Frederick
Fwd
Genome Compiler
HOOKED- Handle
HelloSign
Kindara
LeadIQ
Live on Demand- LiveOnDemand
MagicBus
36 of 95 companies.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLTSE Group, Inc.Executive Officer, Directoron 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLTSE Services, Inc.Executive Officer, Directoron 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLTSE Group, Inc.Executive Officer, Director, Promotersince 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLTSE Holdings, Inc.Executive Officer, Director, Promotersince 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLong-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.Executive Officer, Director, Promotersince 2016
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
Their books
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries · 2011
4.11 from 374,139 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Essential reading for any ambitious entrepreneur,…
The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth
Eric Ries · 2017
3.98 from 4,093 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
Entrepreneur and bestselling author of The Lean Startup , Eric Ries reveals how entrepreneurial principles can be used by businesses of all kinds, ranging from established companies to early-stage startups, to grow revenues, drive innovation, and transform themselves into truly…
The Leader's Guide
Eric Ries · 2016
4.14 from 1,535 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
The Leader’s Guide is aimed at entrepreneurs, executives, or anyone leading a project or team. It contains stories about how companies both large and small are adopting Lean Startup methods to scale successfully and operate in conditions of extreme uncertainty. The Leader’s…
Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great
Eric Ries · 2026
4.37 from 355 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
Incorruptible is Eric Ries’s boldest work since The Lean Startup. Where his earlier books offered tools for product innovation and scaling, this one tackles a deeper, systemic why do even the best companies drift from their missions, betraying the trust of customers, employees,…
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