Mucker Capital is ranked by Forbes as a Platinum Performance VC. A top tier preseed/seed VC in the U.S.

​Prior to forming Mucker Capital, Erik was most recently at Harrison Metal Capital, where he helped lead one of the original seed-stage "micro-VC" firms in Silicon Valley.
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Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of global product strategy and development at TripAdvisor, the largest travel site on the Web. Prior to TripAdvisor, Erik held a variety of positions at eBay, including leadership of eBay’s premium features business, which grew during his tenure from $124 million in revenue to $410 million, significantly outpacing overall eBay revenue and listings growth.
 
Previously, Erik held leadership roles at MVP.com and at Accenture, where he was an early member of Accenture’s first practice group dedicated to Internet strategy and development. Erik earlier served at the Domestic Policy Council in the White House.
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Erik holds a BS from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Duke University.