Erik Jansen
Strategy, Private Equity
Erik Jansen is Managing Partner of RockRidge Capital, LLC
and brings more than fifteen years of venture capital
investment success and operational experience to RockRidge
and VECKER.
Mr. Jansen founded RockRidge Capital, LLC after many
successful years as General Partner with Pequot Ventures,
the direct venture investment arm of Pequot Capital
Management, with close to $2.0 billion under management
across five technology funds, and one early stage
healthcare fund. At Pequot Ventures, Mr. Jansen co-founded
the firm's venture funds, was a member of the
Operating/Investment Committee and focused primarily on
making investments in the software and services sectors. He
was involved in a variety of software and services
companies such as Accruent Software, Asiademand, Authoria,
Nitorum, Outerforce, OutlookSoft, Service Metrics, Syncra
Software, Tian Software (subsequently merged into
Outlooksoft), and Vcommerce.
Prior to his tenure at Pequot, Mr. Jansen co-founded and
managed Digital Media Capital, LLC, alongside Marco Arese
(co-founder of Hyperion Solutions) and Art Samberg, the
founder and CEO of Pequot Capital. As Managing Partner of
Digital Media Capital, he invested in seed and early stage
software and telecommunications companies including
Critical Path (CPTH), Sandpiper Networks/Digital Island
(CWP.N), Foundation Technologies (now Authoria), Globalcast
Communications (sold to Talarian (TALR)), and Mediaplex
(MPLX, now VCLK).
Mr. Jansen is a native Dutchman with deep relationships in
the U.S. and throughout Europe and Asia. Before his
permanent move to the U.S. from the Netherlands, Mr. Jansen
held sales and marketing positions with Procter &
Gamble and Philips.
Mr. Jansen received a B.B.A. from the Netherlands School of
Business at Nijenrode, and a M.B.A. from the Edwin L. Cox
School of Business at Southern Methodist University in
Dallas, Texas. While at SMU, Mr. Jansen received the
distinction of being selected the Outstanding MBA by the
Financial Executive Institute.
Mr. Jansen has been a regular speaker at various Venture
Conferences including Internet Outlook, TIE of New York,
New York New Media, NY Angel Zone Conference, Connecticut
Venture Group, IBF and several European based private
equity conferences. Mr. Jansen serves on the Eli Whitney
Investment Advisory Committee of Connecticut Innovations,
Inc., the State of Connecticut venture fund and resides in
Greenwich, Connecticut.
Erik's current activities are detailed in our
NEWS section.