Luke Erickson
Head of Data at Forerunner
San Francisco, California
Invests in
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Min Investment:
$50,000.00Max Investment:
$75,000,000.00Target Investment:
$15,000,000.00
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Work Experience
2023
Head of Data
2023
2019
Kauffman Fellow, Class 24
2019
The Kauffman Fellowship, named after Ewing Marion Kauffman, is a two-year educational, networking, and leadership development program for venture capitalists.
2021 - 2023
Board Member
2021 - 2023
For Indian SME manufacturers, TranZact is a zero-effort digital transformation tool that digitizes your entire business process right from sales inquiry to dispatch.
2021 - 2022
Partner
2021 - 2022
Tribe Capital (tribecap.co) is a venture capital firm that uses data science to invest in venture capital and crypto. They benchmark opportunities and invest globally using a proprietary software platform with over 8 billion primary data points captured directly from the technology companies we’ve underwritten.
2018 - 2021
Vice President
2018 - 2021
CapitalG is Alphabet’s independent growth fund, leading investments in exceptional companies including Lyft, Airbnb, Credit Karma, UIPath, Duolingo, Crowdstrike, Next Insurance, & many more.
2016 - 2018
Growth Associate + Product Manager
2016 - 2018
Growth Associate, then Product Manager at Social Capital, based in Palo Alto, CA. Social Capital is a partnership of philanthropists, technologists and capitalists using venture capital and growth strategies to create value and change on a global scale.
2013 - 2015
Senior Media Strategist
2014 - 2015
Trained & managed a 6 person team that builds and executes Facebook campaigns, incorporating native advertising strategy, continuous A|B testing, and nascent product testing for enterprise clients. Drove advertising success for highest-potential clients across a variety of business objectives; direct response, lead generation, travel, e-commerce, branding & awareness, and mobile gaming.
Media Analyst
2013 - 2014
Built & executed direct response campaigns across e-commerce & travel, operating under the “Growth & Optimization” team, dedicated to “tough-to-crack” clients & increasing adoption of new products. Managed $1MM/quarter portfolio independently – handling client communication, ad launches, data analysis, long-term strategy development & partnerships. Scaled my portfolio by 220%, transitioned “solved” campaigns to new analysts, promoted to Senior Strategist.
2012 - 2012
Intern Manager, Restaurant Solutions Division
2012 - 2012
2011 - 2011
Lead Intern, Sale Support Group
2011 - 2011
2010 - 2010
Intern, Performance Marketing Team
2010 - 2010