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Eric Lagier

Managing Partner at byFounders

Copenhagen Municipality, Capital Region of Denmark

Overview 

Eric Lagier is the Founder & Managing Partner at byFounders, investing in various stages and sectors including Food and Beverage, Digital Health, and FinTech. With a background in leading successful startups like Memolane and roles at companies like WeVideo and Tradeshift Network Ltd, he brings extensive experience in entrepreneurship, business strategy, and venture capital to his current position. Lagier has a proven track record of advising and investing in successful companies like Spoke.ai, Digitail, and Lucinity, demonstrating his expertise in identifying and supporting innovative startups. His role as the Founder & Managing Partner at byFounders showcases his leadership in the startup ecosystem, focusing on strategic partnerships, go-to-market strategies, and fostering diverse and female-founded ventures.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2017 - Current

    Responsible for byFounders’ overall fund strategy, investment decisions, portfolio management and investor relations. byFounders is a “for founders by founders” venture fund built on the foundation and backing of a strong Founders Collective, comprising a significant group of some of the most successful Danish & Nordic entrepreneurs investing in and supporting a new generation of globally ambitious Nordic and Baltic entrepreneurs. Follow byFounders on: http://www.byfounders.vc Facebook.com/byfounders, Twitter.com/byfounders, Medium.com/byfounders

  • Advisor

    2016

  • Advisor and Angel Investor

    2008 - 2017

    Dexmi [Deus EX MachIna] describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2014 - 2017

  • Advisor

    2015 - 2017

    500 Startups is one of the leading Bay Area incubator/accelerator program and seed investors. (500.co)

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

Raised $2,271,999.00 from Abu Dhabi Financial Group.

  • Advisor

    2002 - 2017

The world's insight network.

Raised $212,000,000.00 from SFW Capital Partners.

  • VP Growth

    2014 - 2016

    Building to scale.

WeVideo is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, cloud-based collaborative video creation platform.

Raised $20,304,200.00 from Second Century Ventures, Crest Capital Ventures, Keiretsu Forum and Keiretsu Forum.

  • Advisor

    2014 - 2016

  • CEO & Co-founder

    2010 - 2013

Memolane is a platform that enables users to see, search, and share their memories.

Raised $2,500,000.00 from Digital Garage, Atomico and August Capital.

  • CCO - Chief Commercial Officer

    2009 - 2010

Tradeshift is a cloud-based business network connecting buyers and suppliers.

Raised $1,131,000,000.00 from LUN Partners Group, Notion Capital, AYTK, Doha Venture Capital, HSBC, IDC Ventures, The Private Shares Fund, GS Growth, Fuel Venture Capital and CrossWork.us.

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