Eric Manlunas - Founder and Managing Partner @ Wavemaker Ventures

Overview

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Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Wavemaker Ventures

Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Website wavemaker.vc
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Eric Manlunas is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wavemaker Partners. He previously worked at WellCap Partners as a Principal. Eric Manlunas attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	BayaniPay	Wavemaker Ventures	—	Series A - BayaniPay	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Beppo	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Beppo	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	LiveIn	Wavemaker Ventures	—	Series B - LiveIn	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	LiveIn	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Series B - LiveIn	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BayaniPay	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - BayaniPay	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Language confidence	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Language confidence	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Longève Brands	Wavemaker Ventures	—	Seed Round - Longève Brands	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pixel Canvas	Wavemaker Ventures	No	Seed Round - Pixel Canvas	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Performa Labs	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Performa Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Balloon	Wavemaker Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Balloon	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Eric Manlunas

has

current jobs including

Founder and Managing Partner

Wavemaker Ventures

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Board Member

Phunware

, and

Investment Committee

Wavemaker 360

. Additionally,

Eric Manlunas

has had

past jobs including

Managing Director

Frontera Group

Wavemaker Ventures Founder and Managing PartnerMar 2003
Phunware Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Board Member
Wavemaker 360 Investment Committee

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Frontera Group	Managing Director	2003	Mar 2011
Arthur Andersen LLP	Consulting Associate	1991	1995
Frontera Capital	Founder and Managing Director	2002	—
Interfood	Founder	1997	—
Enterprise Diversified	Founder	1999	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Eric Manlunas

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Nexscient

Board Member

Exist

, and

Board Member

LiveIn

Nexscient Board MemberMar 2023
Exist Board Member
LiveIn Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Ayannah	Board of Directors	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Micro VCs with Investments in West Coast	42,739
Investors with Funds Raised in 2012	29,883
Investors with Funds Raised in 2003	73,409
Investors Active in Greater Los Angeles Area	1,646
Early Stage Venture Investors with Investments in Greater Los Angeles Area	4,000
Early Stage Venture Investors Micro VCs	27,850
Micro VCs with Investments in Western US	42,007
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in Greater Los Angeles Area	3,247
Arthur Andersen LLP Alumni Founded Companies	76,158
Seed Stage Investors with Investments in Greater Los Angeles Area	4,713

Education

Eric Manlunas

studied at

Pepperdine University

and

Florida International University

Pepperdine University MBAFinance1995
Florida International University BSCommunications1990

Events

Number of Events

Eric Manlunas

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

RISE Hong Kong 2019

Jul 8, 2019

RISE Hong Kong 2019 Speaker Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, AsiaJul 8, 2019
Siemer Summit 2014 Speaker Santa Monica, California, United States, North AmericaJul 1, 2014