EB

Erik Benson

Partner at Voyager Capital

Seattle, Washington

Overview 

Erik Benson is a Partner at Voyager Capital in Seattle, Washington, with a strong background in venture capital and entrepreneurship. He has successfully invested in notable companies like Carbon Robotics, SheerID, and Lytics, contributing to their growth and success. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, Erik has a track record of making impactful investments in companies at various stages, such as Series A and Series C, within sectors like Games and SMB Software. His extensive experience as a board member and CEO, along with his strategic partnerships and fundraising skills, have been instrumental in shaping the success of the companies he has worked with.

Work Experience 

VC

Voyager Capital

  • Partner

    1998 - Current

    Investing in AI-first startups in agriculture, enterprise and sustainability.

  • Past Board Member

    1999 - 2022

    aQuantive IPO 2000, acquired by Microsoft 2007 CapitalStream acquired by HCL Technologies 2008 Kryptiq acquired by Surescripts 2012 Covario acquired by Dentsu 2014 BlueBox acquired by IBM 2015 Elemental Technologies acquired by Amazon 2015 Skyward acquired by Verizon 2017 Anova Data acquired by Ribbon Communications 2019 MakeTV acquired by LTN Global 2019 RioSEO acquired by Press Ganey 2022

Voyager Capital is a venture firm providing entrepreneurs with the resources, experience, and connection to build successful tech companies.

voyagercapital.com
CR

Carbon Robotics

  • Board Member

    2021

V

Videon

  • Board Member

    2021

Videons video compute platform enables scalable, operational, affordable on-premise, in the studio, in-stadium live video solutions.

Raised $16,300,000.00 from Bruce Chizen, Voyager Capital, Fortson VC, Alter Venture Partners and Cercano Management.

videonlabs.com
U

Uplevel

  • Board Member

    2018

Engineering intelligence platform, software development analytics, software engineering value stream management software

Raised $34,000,000.00 from Cota Capital, Voyager Capital, Madrona, Norwest Venture Partners, Harris Barton and Bruce Chizen.

uplevelteam.com
S

Shiftboard

  • Board Member

    2016

S

SheerID

  • Board Member

    2015

SheerID is an enterprise verification platform that provides instant verification while minimizing friction and mitigating fraud.

Raised $96,077,600.00 from Brighton Park Capital.

sheerid.com
L

Lytics

  • Board Member

    2013

Lytics helps companies personalize engagement with customers through an advanced Customer Data Platform.

Raised $58,300,000.00 from Voyager Capital, Rembrandt Venture Partners, JMI Equity, Comcast Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures.

lytics.com
LC

Lighter Capital

  • Board Member

    2009

Lighter Capital offers tech entrepreneurs with access to non-dilutive financing to help grow their companies without giving up equity.

Raised $246,022,000.00 from i80 | Group, Invest Victoria, ATLAS SP Partners, Apollo, iPartners, i80 | Group, National Australia Bank (NAB), Silicon Valley Bank, Voyager Capital and Credit Suisse.

lightercapital.com

Mimix Animation Inc.

  • CEO

    1997 - 1998

JM

J.P. Morgan

  • Investment Banking Associate

    1991 - 1995

J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .

jpmorgan.com

Education 

Investments 

Carbon Robotics

Series B

Total funding: $69M

Videon Central

Series A

Total funding: $7M

Act-On Software

Series Unknown

Total funding: $93M

SheerID

Series A

Total funding: $90M

Articles About Erik

Relevant Websites