Eric Ver Ploeg
Director/Board Member chez YouMail, Inc.
Profil
Eric Ver Ploeg is the founder of Metric Ventures, Inc. founded in 2009.
He is also the founder of Angara E-Commerce Services, Inc. Dr. Ver Ploeg's current jobs include Director at YouMail, Inc., Managing Director at DTCP USA LLC, and General Partner at DeepBlue Ventures LLC.
Dr. Ver Ploeg's former jobs include Director at OZ Communications, Inc., InnoPath Software, Inc., RadioFrame Networks, Inc., ShareThis, Inc., and Bluepulse, Inc. He was also the Managing Director at VantagePoint Management, Inc. from 2001 to 2009 and President at Lightjump Acquisition Corp.
from 2020 to 2022.
Dr. Ver Ploeg's education includes a graduate degree, an MBA, and a doctorate from Stanford University, an undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University, and an undergraduate degree from Western University of Health Sciences.
Postes actifs de Eric Ver Ploeg
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
YouMail, Inc.
 YouMail, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services YouMail, Inc. provides cloud-based telecommunication services. Its flagship visual voicemail plus application offers a true multi-platform, unified, and social voicemail experience for its users. The company was founded by Alex Quilici, David Key, Kenneth Brickley, and Miles Valentime in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
DeepBlue Ventures LLC
 DeepBlue Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance DeepBlue Ventures LLC (DeepBlue Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ran Shi. The firm is headquartered in Milpitas, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
| DTCP USA LLC | Private Equity Investor | 01/05/2017 |
Anciens postes connus de Eric Ver Ploeg
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
| LIGP ACQU | President | 30/12/2022 |
Bluepulse, Inc.
 Bluepulse, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bluepulse is bent on changing the world. Mobile Users send commands, immediately fulfilled by desktop Users and automated Web Services. This is how aphoot users save time, save money, and gets things done. The aphoot Open Platform supports both text and voice, and is designed to scale to hundreds of millions of Users around the world. It saves users time and money. It helps Developers monetize their effort. The team is made up of successful industry veterans, with deep experience spanning Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and across Asia and the United States. Its team members have built & run large-scale businesses, serving hundreds of millions of Users globally. The earth's 6 billion people have 4 billion mobile subscriptions. Half of all Internet traffic today comes from mobile, and growing. Already, as many users reach the Internet through mobile devices as via desktops. aphoot is poised to be the leader in the mobile platform space. It is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners. With more than $5 billion under management, the firm has led successful investments in companies like MySpace, ReachLocal, and Oz Communications. | Director/Board Member | 28/07/2011 |
Metric Ventures, Inc.
 Metric Ventures, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Metric Ventures, Inc. operates as a investment firm. The company was founded by Eric Ver Ploeg and Allan C. Thygesen and is headquartered in Tarzana, CA. | Founder | 01/10/2010 |
VantagePoint Management, Inc.
 VantagePoint Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China. | Private Equity Investor | 31/03/2009 |
ShareThis, Inc.
 ShareThis, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services ShareThis, Inc. provides access for social web communities which make online sharing easy. It offers campaign delivery and optimization, audience segmentation and targeting, analytics, and real-time social reactions. The company was founded by Timothy Schigel and David E. Goldberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Formation de Eric Ver Ploeg
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| Case Western Reserve University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Entreprise privées | 13 |
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OZ Communications, Inc.
 OZ Communications, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OZ Communications, Inc. provides mobile messaging solutions. It develops messaging solutions for mobile operators, handset manufacturers, portals, and online communities. Its products and services include OZ Mobile IM Solution that enables mobile operators to offer their subscribers an access to a communication phenomenon. The company's customers include 3 Scandinavia, Alltel, AOL, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefónica Móviles España, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile USA and Yahoo. OZ Communications was founded in 1991 by Skuli Mogensen and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Communications |
InnoPath Software, Inc.
 InnoPath Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InnoPath Software, Inc. provides mobile device management solutions to wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers. It offers ActiveCare, which enables operators to update, troubleshoot, configure, and secure phones over-the-air. The company was founded by Stephen Artim in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
RadioFrame Networks, Inc.
 RadioFrame Networks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications RadioFrame Networks, Inc. provides radio access solutions for mobile operators and original equipment manufacturer partners. It develops small cell sites for use at home, in the office or in outdoor areas. RadioFrame networks was founded in 1999. Its headquarters are located in Redmond, WA. | Communications |
ShareThis, Inc.
ShareThis, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services ShareThis, Inc. provides access for social web communities which make online sharing easy. It offers campaign delivery and optimization, audience segmentation and targeting, analytics, and real-time social reactions. The company was founded by Timothy Schigel and David E. Goldberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
Bluepulse, Inc.
Bluepulse, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bluepulse is bent on changing the world. Mobile Users send commands, immediately fulfilled by desktop Users and automated Web Services. This is how aphoot users save time, save money, and gets things done. The aphoot Open Platform supports both text and voice, and is designed to scale to hundreds of millions of Users around the world. It saves users time and money. It helps Developers monetize their effort. The team is made up of successful industry veterans, with deep experience spanning Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and across Asia and the United States. Its team members have built & run large-scale businesses, serving hundreds of millions of Users globally. The earth's 6 billion people have 4 billion mobile subscriptions. Half of all Internet traffic today comes from mobile, and growing. Already, as many users reach the Internet through mobile devices as via desktops. aphoot is poised to be the leader in the mobile platform space. It is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners. With more than $5 billion under management, the firm has led successful investments in companies like MySpace, ReachLocal, and Oz Communications. | Technology Services |
Angara E-Commerce Services, Inc.
 Angara E-Commerce Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Angara Inc. was a provider of online marketing services to business-to-consumer companies, Angara gives today's marketers the tools they need for 'Creating Customers Online.' Offering the industry's first Internet-based customer conversion service, Angara enables online marketers to quickly convert more browsers into buyers while lowering the cost of online customer acquisition | Technology Services |
VantagePoint Management, Inc.
VantagePoint Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China. | Finance |
Spatial Wireless, Inc.
 Spatial Wireless, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Spatial Wireless, Inc. develops and deploys distributed multi-protocol core switching solutions for mobile networks. The company designs, builds and markets carrier class core switching network elements for supporting enhanced voice and data services across next generation packet-based wireless networks. The company is headquartered in Richardson, TX | Communications |
YouMail, Inc.
YouMail, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services YouMail, Inc. provides cloud-based telecommunication services. Its flagship visual voicemail plus application offers a true multi-platform, unified, and social voicemail experience for its users. The company was founded by Alex Quilici, David Key, Kenneth Brickley, and Miles Valentime in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Technology Services |
Metric Ventures, Inc.
Metric Ventures, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Metric Ventures, Inc. operates as a investment firm. The company was founded by Eric Ver Ploeg and Allan C. Thygesen and is headquartered in Tarzana, CA. | Finance |
DeepBlue Ventures LLC
DeepBlue Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance DeepBlue Ventures LLC (DeepBlue Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ran Shi. The firm is headquartered in Milpitas, California. | Finance |
| DTCP USA LLC | Finance |
Lightjump Acquisition Corp.
 Lightjump Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Lightjump Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. Its purpose is to merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. The company was founded on July 28, 2020 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Finance |
