ERIC ONG
Eric is a Partner at Lightbank. He joined the firm in 2016 as an Associate, and became Lightbank’s youngest promoted Partner in 2021. He is focused on opportunities across pre-seed through pre-Series A rounds. He has invested across consumer, SMB, financial services, crypto and marketplace companies.
Along with the companies he’s working with now, he has worked on a board capacity with Lightbank portfolio companies like Clearcover, Riskmatch (acquired by Vertafore) and Super.
Prior to joining Lightbank, Eric was part of the technology investment banking division of Deutsche Bank in San Francisco where he advised clients across software, internet and hardware. During his time at Deutsche Bank, Eric executed over $35B in M&A advisory and capital markets transactions.
Eric received his degree from Northwestern University.