Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Before starting Oyster, Eric Stromberg was a Product Manager at eBay, where he led the development of personalization products. He arrived at eBay through the acquisition of Hunch, which created the world’s largest “taste graph,” mapping the unique tastes and preferences of every person on the internet.

While at Hunch and eBay, Eric was an

Advisor to Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture fund, where he invested in companies like IFTTT, Kitchensurfing, and Sift Science. Eric started his career at Goldman Sachs, and studied History at Duke University. He swears that one day he’ll work (or play) for the Washington Wizards.

Number of Investments 3
Eric Stromberg has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Clasp on Feb 29, 2024, when Clasp raised
$1.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 29, 2024
Clasp
Seed Round - Clasp
$1.5M
Feb 1, 2023
Warp
Seed Round - Warp
$2.2M
Oct 15, 2016
HUBBLE
Seed Round - HUBBLE
$3.7M
Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 2, 2022
Rinsed
Bedrock
Yes
Series A - Rinsed
$12M
May 4, 2021
Crayon
Bedrock
Series B - Crayon
$22M
Feb 6, 2019
Crayon
Bedrock
Yes
Series A - Crayon
$6M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 5
Eric Stromberg has 2 current jobs as Founder at Universe Software and Founder at Check. Additionally, Eric Stromberg has had 5 past jobs including Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Bedrock.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Bedrock
Co-Founder and Managing Partner2017Jan 2023
eBay
Product ManagerNov 2011Feb 2012
Hunch
Business Development20112012
Goldman Sachs
Summer Analyst20092009
Oyster
Co-Founder & CEOJun 2012
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Eric Stromberg is the Board Member at Rinsed.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Founder Collective
AdvisorMar 2011Mar 2012
Number of News Articles 50
Funding RoundFeb 29, 2024
Clasp raised $1,500,000 / Seed from Andrew Brown and 9 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 1, 2023
Warp raised $2,200,000 / Seed from Abstract Ventures and 6 other investors
NewsMar 6, 2020
Funding RoundOct 15, 2016
HUBBLE raised $3,700,000 / Seed from Brian Levy and 6 other investors
NewsApr 24, 2015