
Current Firm
Impact Venture Capital
Focus
AI, Deeptech
Eric Ball spent 30 years in corporate finance at companies like Oracle where he raised over $50 billion in bonds and managed around $60 billion in assets before becoming a venture capital investor, giving him unusually deep treasury and CFO experience for a VC partner. He co-founded Impact Venture Capital as a corporate-friendly fund that systematically brings corporate venture arms into startup financing at later stages, using small seed checks to catalyze large corporate capital in what he calls a relay race model of venture financing.
Eric Ball is a General Partner, Impact Venture Capital at Impact Venture Capital, based in Redwood City, CA.
Eric's investment focus spans AI, Deeptech, Enterprise, Consumer, SaaS, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Eric Ball is a General Partner, Impact Venture Capital at Impact Venture Capital, based in Redwood City, CA. Their investment focus includes AI, Deeptech, Enterprise.
Eric Ball focuses on investments in AI, Deeptech, Enterprise, Consumer, SaaS through Impact Venture Capital. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Eric Ball is currently at Impact Venture Capital, headquartered in Redwood City, CA, serving as General Partner, Impact Venture Capital.