Eric Kaplan

Eric is an investor in the New York City office, where he invests across the AI stack from infrastructure, to data infra, to applied AI. Eric is drawn to product-obsessed founders across categories innovating at the frontier.

Prior to joining Bessemer, Eric worked at FirstMark Capital and Inspired Capital investing in early stage businesses. Prior to working as an investor, Eric was an early growth product manager at Via, a global provider of on-demand and transportation software. While at Via, Eric managed user funnels, account creation, and global payments. He started his career in management consulting at Monitor Deloitte.

Eric earned his B.A. with honors in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Harvard Business School. At Harvard, Eric was actively involved the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

In his free time, Eric enjoys drawing, historical fiction, and Seinfeld trivia.