Eric Hippeau is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Lerer Hippeau, which lists him on its team page as having been with the firm since 2010. Before that he was chairman and chief executive officer of Ziff-Davis, then a managing partner at SoftBank Capital, where regulatory filings say he co-led the firm's investing activities for nearly a decade in companies including Buddy Media, GeoCities and Yahoo!. He invested in The Huffington Post while at SoftBank Capital and later became its chief executive officer. He served on the board of Yahoo! from 1996 to 2011, on the board of BuzzFeed, and on the board of Marriott International until May 2024.
Previous Experience
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ziff-Davis
Managing Partner, SoftBank Capital
Chief Executive Officer, The Huffington Post
Director, Yahoo! (1996-2011)
Director, Marriott International (service concluded May 2024)
Director, BuzzFeed
Chief Executive Officer and director, Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp.
Notable Investments
The Huffington PostBuzzFeed BZFDBuddy MediaGeoCitiesYahoo!
Career Timeline
1993
Became chairman and chief executive officer of Ziff-Davis, having joined the publisher in 1989.
2000
Joined SoftBank Capital, where he co-led the firm's investing activities for nearly a decade.
2009
Became chief executive officer of The Huffington Post, in which he had invested while at SoftBank Capital.
2010
Became a managing partner at Lerer Hippeau in New York.
2021
Served as chief executive officer and a director of Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp.
2024
Concluded his service on the board of Marriott International in May.