Erik Torenberg

Founder

2023 - Current

Founder

2023 - 2024

Turpentine is a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, culture, and the trends driving our future.

Co-Founder and Partner

2017

Village is an early stage venture fund capital fund backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Village is not a traditional VC. We’re a network. From how we invest in startups to how we help founders - we operate as a network. When you raise money from Village, you’re not just getting money. You’re getting connected capital.

Investor

2014

I've Invested in Scale AI, Rappi, Nurx, Lattice, Extend, Figma (late), Perplexity, Replit (late), Flexport (late), Long-Term Stock Exchange, Winnie, Carrot, and ~60 more companies

Founder, Chairman

2015 - 2023

On Deck is building Stanford for the Internet. On Deck aims to take the bundle that is Stanford—network, credentials, education, etc—and apply it to the entire lifecycle of a person’s career. A place where people explore what they want to do, gain skills & expertise, and make the most meaningful relationships of their lives. On Deck is a totally independent, venture backed company and has no formal affiliation with any VC firm besides our investors (Founders Fund and Village Global among many others) Check out more here: www.beondeck.com

Co-founder and Chairman

2017 - 2018

Www.tokendaily.co

Founding Team, Employee #1, Community & Business Development

2014 - 2016

Product Hunt is the place to discover your next favorite thing. 😻 http://www.producthunt.com

Co-Founder, CEO (#500 Strong)

2011 - 2013

Bi-directional video platform for rap battles, cyphers, performances. We were trying to be like twitch.tv but for all verticals, starting with rap.

Product Marketing

2010 - 2011

Tried to make a better way for colleges and recruiters to evaluate students.

Curriculum Development / Player Training

2009 - 2010

Can't make the NBA? Help NBA players.

Business Development

2008 - 2009

Participated in making a social network for books. Tried to make a better goodreads / shelfari