Steve Eichenlaub

Steve Eichenlaub

Managing Director atPortland Seed FundPortland

Steve Eichenlaub is a Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund with decades of experience in venture capital and operations. He has been associated with PSF since 2014 and previously held roles at M-SIX and Intel Capital.

What Steve can write

Writes checks of$25K to $250K
Comes in atSeedMostly follows a lead
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Portland Seed Fund writes $25K to $250K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Intel Labs
  2. Intel Capital · Managing Director
  3. M-SIX · COO
  4. Portland Seed Fund · Managing Director
    Now
  5. Adobe
  6. Mentor Graphi
  7. Intel Labs
  8. InEight · director of sales and operations

Focus

seedearly stageventure capitalm&astartupsSaaS

Education

UC Berkeley, B.S. in Electrical and Nuclear EngineeringHarvard Business School, M.B.A

Also at Portland Seed Fund

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Questions

Who is Steve Eichenlaub?

Steve Eichenlaub is a Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund with decades of experience in venture capital and operations. He has been associated with PSF since 2014 and previously held roles at M-SIX and Intel Capital.

How much does Steve Eichenlaub invest?

Steve Eichenlaub invests through Portland Seed Fund, which writes checks of $25K to $250K at seed.

How do I pitch Steve Eichenlaub?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Steve in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Portland Seed Fund backed works better.

What did Steve Eichenlaub do before Portland Seed Fund?

Intel Labs; Managing Director at Intel Capital; COO at M-SIX; Adobe; Mentor Graphi; Intel Labs; director of sales and operations at InEight.

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