With more than 20 years experience in product, marketing, sales and financial management, Eric was most recently, Managing Director of Osborn Capital LLC where he managed a portfolio of 20 technology startups and increased its net asset value from $8 million in 1998 to a peak of $100 million. At Osborn, Eric participated in six liquidity events; these included two company sales to Cisco, one to Microsoft and one to Nortel. Two portfolio companies, Arrowpoint and Interliant, conducted IPOs.

Prior to his role as a venture capitalist, Janszen held management positions at Cayman Systems, CenterLine Software, eRoom (formerly Instinctive), Media 100 and Stratus Computer. He has knowledge of a broad range of technologies, including Internet infrastructure, IP networking, digital video, operating systems, and programming languages. A veteran of five startup companies, Eric also currently serves on the board of directors of Astrum Software and the advisory boards of Gold Wire Technology and USPowerSolutions.

Eric's a popular public speaker known for his quick wit and wide-ranging intellect. He has written for and been written about in major media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The Boston Globe as well as the BBC, Forbes, Red Herring and Fast Company.

Eric received a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.