Erik Torenberg
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Village Global•San Francisco Bay Area
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience17+ Years
Executive Overview
Pre-seed/Seed investor in Scale AI, Rappi, Lattice, Pave, Applied Intuition, Extend, Zora, Crossbeam, Sardine, A Team, Enveda, Forethought, Lit Protocol, Loyal, Secureframe, Settle, Sokowatch, Unit21, Primer, Carrot, Overflow, Socket, Nurx, Long-Term Stock Exchange, Orchid, Elemind, Jam, Perplexity, Groombuggy, Antares, Athena, Replit (late-stage) Flexport (late-stage), Figma (late-stage) Product Hunt podcast: www.soundcloud.com/product-hunt Venture Stories Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/venture-stories Execs Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/27wohbXDEM0AMJPXSHmzaf?si=b593680d2f3e472d
Career Timeline
- Andreessen HorowitzCurrentApr 2025–Present· 1 yr 5 mos
- General PartnerCurrentApr 2025–Present
- TurpentineCurrent2023–Present· 3 yrs 8 mos
- Founder, BusinessCurrent2023–2024
- Village GlobalCurrentJun 2017–Present· 9 yrs 3 mos
- Co-Founder and PartnerCurrentJun 2017–Present
- Angel InvestingCurrent2014–Present· 12 yrs 8 mos
- InvestorCurrent2014–Present
- May 2017–Sep 2018· 1 yr 4 mos
- Chairman and Co-founderMay 2017–Sep 2018
- Sep 2015–2023· 7 yrs 4 mos
- Chairman and FounderSep 2015–2023
- May 2014–Apr 2016· 1 yr 11 mos
- Founding Team, Employee #1, Community & Business DevelopmentMay 2014–Apr 2016
- Dec 2011–Dec 2013· 2 yrs
- Co-Founder, CEO (#500 Strong)Dec 2011–Dec 2013
- 2010–2011· 1 yr
- Product Marketing Manager2010–2011
- 2009–2010· 1 yr
- Curriculum Development / Player Training2009–2010
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Economics, English Literature
University of MichiganExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Erik Torenberg
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Non-profitsNonprofitsSocial MediaOnline MarketingFacebookMarketingProduct MarketingHip HopPublic SpeakingSocial Media MarketingSocial NetworkingEntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentRapDigital Media