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Luke Erickson

Head of Data at Forerunner

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Luke Erickson is the Head of Data at Forerunner in San Francisco, California. He has a strong background in venture capital, having held roles at top firms like Tribe Capital and CapitalG, and is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 24. Luke has demonstrated expertise in investing and supporting companies in sectors like Web3/Crypto and FinTech, while also actively engaging with diverse investors and founders, showcasing his commitment to fostering inclusivity in the startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Head of Data

    2023 - Current

Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on understanding the mindset of the modern consumer.

  • Investor

    2021

    Atlas partners with hospitals and health systems to ensure patients can access and afford care from 20000+ patient assistance and health equity programs.

Atlas Labs is a streamline patient enrollment in external programs to convert uncompensated care to revenue and reimbursements.

Raised $42,756,938.00 from Global Founders Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Felicis, Tribe Capital and MBX Capital.

  • Investor

    2022

    Duplo is an embedded payments product for B2B businesses in Africa. We provide APIs and user interfaces, businesses can use to collect and attribute payments.

  • Investor

    2021

    OlaClick helps businesses receive simplified orders through WhatsApp.

  • Kauffman Fellow, Class 24

    2019

    The Kauffman Fellowship, named after Ewing Marion Kauffman, is a two-year educational, networking, and leadership development program for venture capitalists.

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    For Indian SME manufacturers, TranZact is a zero-effort digital transformation tool that digitizes your entire business process right from sales inquiry to dispatch.

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Silo is a platform that automates the perishable supply chain. More time, more opportunity, less waste.

Silo offers integrated software and financing solutions for the food supply chain.

Raised $272,000,000.00 from Collate Capital, Haystack, Andreessen Horowitz, Tribe Capital, Moore Capital and Koch Disruptive Technologies.

  • Partner

    2021 - 2022

    Tribe Capital (tribecap.co) is a venture capital firm that uses data science to invest in venture capital and crypto. They benchmark opportunities and invest globally using a proprietary software platform with over 8 billion primary data points captured directly from the technology companies we’ve underwritten.

Tribe Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on capturing a perpetual edge in venture and crypto using data science.

  • Vice President

    2018 - 2021

    CapitalG is Alphabet’s independent growth fund, leading investments in exceptional companies including Lyft, Airbnb, Credit Karma, UIPath, Duolingo, Crowdstrike, Next Insurance, & many more.

CapitalG is the growth capital fund financed by Alphabet that invests for profit in growth stage technology companies.

  • Growth Associate + Product Manager

    2016 - 2018

    Growth Associate, then Product Manager at Social Capital, based in Palo Alto, CA. Social Capital is a partnership of philanthropists, technologists and capitalists using venture capital and growth strategies to create value and change on a global scale.

We make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.

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