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Eric Theis

Principal at Bling Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Eric Theis is currently a Principal at Bling Capital in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in software engineering at companies like Flexport and Barefoot Networks. He holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Stanford University, showcasing a strong foundation in technology and entrepreneurship. Eric has experience working at top tech companies like Instagram and Facebook, along with a track record of investing in diverse founders and companies across various sectors and stages, demonstrating a well-rounded expertise in both technical and investment domains.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2020 - Current

    Eric is a Principal at Bling Capital, where he focuses on opportunities in marketplace, SaaS, data products, and automation. https://www.blingcap.com/eric-theis

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2019 - 2022

    Building Marketplace, Financial Controls, AR & Payments systems in an Operating System for Global Trade

Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.

Raised $2,699,000,000.00 from Shopify.

  • Software Engineer

    2017 - 2019

    Building High-Performance Reprogrammable Networks

An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.

  • Engineering

    2016 - 2016

Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take photos, apply filters, and share them on social networks.

Raised $57,500,000.00 from Greylock, Thrive Capital, Baseline Ventures, DST Global, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital.

  • Engineering

    2015 - 2015

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

  • 16th Undergraduate Senate - Senator

    2014 - 2015

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    2013 - 2014

    Measure and magnetically track iron oxide dipoles grown in genetically mutated mammalian cells using superconducting quantum interference devices.

  • Software Engineering Intern

    2014 - 2014

PubNub Data Stream Network is a secure global Data Stream Network that enables mobile and web developers to build and scale real-time apps.

Raised $134,100,000.00 from The Raine Group, HPE Growth, Bosch Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Sapphire Ventures.

  • Business Intelligence Intern

    2012 - 2012

    Developed Interactive Tableau Interfaces Prototyped and developed data delivery webtool Created data quality monitoring SQL queries

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution offers network and engineering operations, sales, advertising, and streaming services.

  • Summer Research Intern

    2011 - 2011

    Designed Carbon Reforming of Methane reactor and synthesized nano-particles.

  • QA Engineering Intern

    2010 - 2010

    QA Engineering Intern Built content management and test automation software.

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