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Eric Paley
Managing Partner at Founder Collective
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Eric Paley is the Managing Partner at Founder Collective in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a strong background in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and angel investing. Notable highlights of his career include co-founding and leading successful startups like 3M Brontes Technologies and Abstract Edge, as well as making strategic investments in companies like Patented.ai and ianacare.
Work Experience
Secretary of Economic Development
2025 - Current
Managing Partner
2009 - 2025
Founder Collective is founder stage venture capital fund that aspires to be the most aligned VC fund for Founders at the seed stage.
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.
Board Director
2010 - 2023
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
Raised $257,500,000.00 from Citibank, City National Bank, East West Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Bridge Bank and Opus Bank.
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
2011 - 2015
Co-Founder/CEO/General Manager
2002 - 2008
3M operates as a diversified technology company.
Raised $5,000,000.00 from US Department of Energy.
Co-Founder/CEO
1999 - 2001
Abstract Edge helps nonprofits, educators, and mission-driven companies grow, engage, and motivate their audiences.
Consultant
1998 - 1999