Erik de Stefanis
Founding Partner at DVG
Erik De Stefanis
Founding Partner at DVG
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Early-stage venture fund investing at the intersection of commerce and technology, primarily at pre-seed & seed. We are backed by PayPal, Bain Capital Ventures, and other strategic limited partners from the world of retail and commerce. --> https://interlacevc.com/
Principal
2019 - 2021
Early-stage venture fund investing at the intersection of commerce and technology, primarily at pre-seed & seed. --> https://interlacevc.com/
Interlace Ventures is an early stage fund investing in founders reimagining commerce.
Founding Partner
2020
--> https://www.dvg.is/ DVG is the growth-stage arm of DVC, one of the largest distributed venture firms. We invest in growth-stage technology companies. Investments include Thumbtack, SubStack, Public.com, Pipe, Patreon, etc.
Principal
2019 - 2021
Multi-strategy investment firm. CRE, PE, VC
Analyst
2018 - 2019
Multi-strategy investment firm. CRE, PE, VC
DSA Capital is an investment firm that operates across various asset classes, including private equity and commercial real estate.
Co-Founder
2016 - 2019
AW is a premium eyeglass brand specializing in high-end, distinctive sunglasses. The designs are inspired by sketches recovered from the 1940’s, and sold via our online e-commerce store. Together with my co-founder, we: - Sourced and retained manufacturers and suppliers abroad (Italy & China) - Collaborated with product designers - Built-out our e-commerce stack - Planned, developed, and executed numerous marketing campaigns and sales strategies - Solicited early stage financing - Managed first-hires - Etc.
Intern
2014 - 2015
IVI International, Inc. is a technical consultancy comprised of engineers, architects, and project managers. The firm serves institutional mortgagees and equity investors with respect to their positions in real estate acquisitions and development participation, whether debt or equity. My summer intern experiences with this 200 person company ran the gamut of assisting the sales and marketing departments, preparing documents (fluent with Excel, Photoshop, Constant Contact, PR Newswire, and PRweb.com), assisted the business development team and architects & engineers with the taking of field measurements, assisted in conducting due diligence, zoning code analyses, and program management of portfolio assignments.