Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    StubHub
  • Gender Male
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Prior to viagogo, Eric founded StubHub.com, the leading U.S. online secondary ticketing company for live events. Eric originated the StubHub concept and took StubHub from an idea on a sheet of paper to a rapidly growing, profitable business that has revolutionised the way that fans buy tickets in the secondary market. As founder and President, Eric

developed the concept and business plan and was primarily responsible for sales/business development, strategic planning, financing, and public relations.

Prior to StubHub, Eric was an associate with Bain Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston. At Bain Capital, Eric focused primarily on technology leveraged buyouts. Prior to that, Eric worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he focused primarily on the Internet and electronic commerce issues. Eric graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College (’95) and received his MBA at Stanford Business School (’01).

Eric has been quoted in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Business Week, and The Sports Business Journal. Eric has also appeared on broadcast outlets including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ESPN, Fox, and National Public Radio.

Number of Investments 3
Eric Baker has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Foraged on Jul 12, 2023, when Foraged raised
$2.7M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jul 12, 2023
Foraged
Seed Round - Foraged
$2.7M
Sep 22, 2020
Streamloots
Series A - Streamloots
$5.6M
Apr 17, 2014
Nervana
Seed Round - Nervana
$600K
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Eric Baker has exit - Nervana.
  • Nervana Nervana focuses on building technology to power the next generation of intelligent applications.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
Eric Baker has 2 current jobs as Founder at StubHub and Founder & CEO at Viagogo. Additionally, Eric Baker has had 2 past jobs including management at McKinsey & Company.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
McKinsey & Company
management
Bain & Company
associate
Number of News Articles 27
Funding RoundJul 12, 2023
Foraged raised $2,700,000 / Seed from Bessemer Venture Partners and 4 other investors
Funding RoundSep 22, 2020
Streamloots raised $5,600,000 / Series A from Arthur Lazarte and 7 other investors
NewsJun 1, 2020
launchticker.com — $4B sale
NewsMay 28, 2020
Axios — Axios Sports
NewsJan 28, 2020
WSJ Pro - Venture Capital — EBay Profit Drops Amid Strategic Review
NewsNov 25, 2019