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Erik De Stefanis

Founding Partner at DVG

United States

Overview 

Erik de Stefanis is a Partner at Interlace Ventures in NYC and Stockholm, with a background in business and economics from Uppsala University. He has successfully invested in companies like Astro Financial, Pager, and Darkstore, focusing on sectors like Cloud Infrastructure and SaaS. Erik's career highlights include founding DVG as a Partner and working at dSA Capital LLC as a Principal and Analyst, showcasing his expertise in business strategy and investment management.

Work Experience 

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - 2024

  • Partner

    2021 - 2024

    Backed by PayPal, Bain Capital Ventures, and leading retail/commerce families, Interlace Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of commerce and technology. --> https://interlacevc.com/

  • Principal

    2019 - 2021

    Backed by PayPal, Bain Capital Ventures, and leading retail/commerce families, Interlace Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of commerce and technology. --> https://interlacevc.com/

Interlace Ventures is an early stage fund investing in founders reimagining commerce.

  • Founding Partner

    2020 - 2023

    DVG is the growth-stage arm of DVC, one of the largest distributed venture firms. We invest in growth-stage technology companies.

  • 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.

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