# Erik Blachford, Owner

> Erik Blachford, Owner. 30 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Erik Blachford

Owner at [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv)

Latest rounds

- **Busbud** Series B · $11M Jan 2018
- **TripScope** Seed · $1.2M Nov 2015
- **Traveling Spoon** Seed · $870k Sept 2015

Backs *Internet* *Consumer Apps* *Social Media* *Fintech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 30 last Jan 2018
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 30 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At TCV
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**TCV** Private equity · US **24** cheques in 12 months **199** all time **17** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 30
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $125.7M
- **Active:** 2007–18

2018

- [Busbud](https://millionrounds.com/company/busbud) *Series B* **$11M** *CA* Jan 2018 Joined · +5 investors

2015

- [TripScope](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripscope) *Seed* **$1.2M** Nov 2015 Joined · +1 investor · historical
- [Traveling Spoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/traveling-spoon) *Seed* **$870k** *US* Sept 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com) *Series B* **$16M** *US* Jul 2015 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [ePantry](https://millionrounds.com/company/epantry) *Venture* *US* Mar 2015 Joined · +1 investor · historical

2014

- [Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot) *Series A* **$3M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +11 investors · historical
- [Chairish](https://millionrounds.com/company/chairish) *Series A* **$4M** *US* Aug 2014 Joined · +12 investors · historical
- [Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com) *Series A* *US* May 2014 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [PayByGroup](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay-by-group) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Feb 2014 Joined · +6 investors · historical

2013

- [Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot) *Seed* **$225k** *US* Dec 2013 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Wire Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/wire-labs) *Seed* **$1.8M** *US* Nov 2013 Joined · +11 investors · historical
- [Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia) *Series D* **$5M** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +11 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **15**
- Series A **7**
- Series B **5**
- Venture **2**
- Series D **1**

What they backed

Internet **6** Consumer Apps **2** Social Media **1** Fintech **1** Cloud **1** Travel & Hospitality **1**

Alongside

- [Spencer Rascoff *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff)
- [Azure Capital Partners *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners)
- [David Rodnitzky *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-rodnitzky)
- [Eric Liaw *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-liaw)
- [Fritz Demopoulos *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fritz-demopoulos)
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- [Marc Bell Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital)
- [Shawntae Spencer *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawntae-spencer)

The latest 12 of 30. 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 · Company raising **ZILLOW GROUP, INC.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Adventure Travel Trade Association, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Grove Collaborative, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Busbud Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Peloton Interactive, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ZILLOW INC** Director since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **GLASSDOOR INC** Director on 9 filings · since 2008

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

## Also at TCV

- [**Doug Gilstrap** Executive Advisor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/doug-gilstrap)
- [**Aaron Ford** Partner, Data Intelligence Group *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-ford)
- [**Alberto Zenga** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alberto-zenga)
- [**Alex Gorgoni** Founding Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-gorgoni)
- [**Alexander Wortmann** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexander-wortmann)
- [**Alexandra Loomes** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexandra-loomes)
- [**Amol Helekar** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amol-helekar)
- [**Amy Bohutinsky** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amy-bohutinsky)

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