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Eric Paley
Managing Partner at Founder Collective
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Eric Paley is the Managing Partner at Founder Collective in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a strong background in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and angel investing. Notable highlights of his career include co-founding and leading successful startups like 3M Brontes Technologies and Abstract Edge, as well as making strategic investments in companies like Patented.ai and ianacare.
Work Experience
Board Member
2024 - Current
Managing Partner
2009
Founder Collective is founder stage venture capital fund that aspires to be the most aligned VC fund for Founders at the seed stage.
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.
Board Director
2010 - 2023
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
Raised $257,500,000.00 from Citibank, City National Bank, East West Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Bridge Bank and Opus Bank.
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
2011 - 2015
Co-Founder/CEO/General Manager
2002 - 2008
3M operates as a diversified technology company.
Raised $5,000,000.00 from US Department of Energy.
Co-Founder/CEO
1999 - 2001
Abstract Edge helps nonprofits, educators, and mission-driven companies grow, engage, and motivate their audiences.
Consultant
1998 - 1999