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Eric Hjerpe

Kepha Partners

Greater Boston

Overview 

Eric Hjerpe is a Partner at Kepha Partners in Greater Boston, with a background in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and strategic partnerships. He has held leadership roles at Atlas Venture and Siebel Systems, showcasing expertise in corporate development and mergers. Highlights of Eric's career include serving as a Partner at both Kepha Partners and Atlas Venture, as well as holding a General Manager position at Siebel Systems, demonstrating a strong track record in venture capital and strategic planning.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2009 - Current

    Current board member of ClearGov and Cloze. Prior board member of HapYak, Triblio, Linkable, and others.

  • Partner

    2003 - 2009

    Prior board participation at Active Endpoints, Fireclick (acqd by DRIV), Globoforce, Open Ratings (acqd by DNB), OwnerIQ, Performix (acqd by NICE), SimpleTuition, SupplyWorks, TrueAdvantage, and Virtual Logix

Atlas Venture creates and invests in biotech startup companies with seed and early stage venture investments.

  • General Manager

    1997 - 2002

    Started the SiebelNet subsidiary to offer Siebel software as an "application as a service" in partnership with USinternetworking. Managed the Product Configurator and Pricer product group and integrated the OnLink team. Launched user satisfaction measurement products and services to the Siebel install base.

Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.

  • Divisional CIO

    1995 - 1997

    Oversaw the information technology team that provided tools and support to the Digital sales force in the Systems Business Unit Americas. Launched the first call center using Siebel Systems software, including integration to channel partners and a field sales force.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.

Raised $1,350,000,000.00.

  • Sr Manager

    1994 - 1995

    Managed the information technology team that provided tools and support to the North America sales force. Built and supported tools on SGI's IRIX, including Trilogy's configurator and custom forecasting, contact management, and pricing applications.

Silicon Graphics provides workstations for conceptual design analysis and simulation of 3D objects.

  • Various

    1986 - 1994

    Started as a programmer and eventually progressed to managing large consulting engagements for multi-national companies looking to align technology investments to business objectives.

  • Co-Founder

    1988 - 1993

    Co-founded a software company that provided desktop applications to product developers to manage bill of materials, cost of goods and assembly, pricing, and item master lists. Sold and marketed software through software catalogs.

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