Eric Peckham

Experience

Eric Peckham

Investor/Advisor 2018 - Present (about 6 years)

Focused on investing and building in the global media sector - spanning video/tv/film, publishing, education, audio/music, gaming, AR/VR, and telecom. Particularly interested... more

TechCrunch

Media Columnist 2018 - Present (about 6 years)

Analyzing the global media industry, sharing my theses on its future, and outlining the opportunities I see for entrepreneurs and moguls alike.

Monetizing Media

Creator 2018 - Present (over 6 years)

Monetizing Media took off as a go-to daily newsletter for senior-level media & entertainment executives, investors, and bankers (with 60-70% open rates). It has evolved... more

Traction Technology Partners

Research Partner 2018 - 2019 (about 1 year)

Advising large, publicly-traded companies on which startups to buy from, partner with, or acquire. Mainly focused on deep learning, computer vision, and NLP.

Atom Pacific

Founder, Principal 2016 - 2018 (about 2 years)

Tech/media consulting to companies and individuals in LA. Also large seed investor in leading bus chartering platform Skedaddle.

Outlander Fund I Archimedes

Analyst 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)

Investing and fund operations at a top seed- and growth-stage VC firm in LA focused on marketplaces and other digital startups.

adventur.es

Entrepreneur in Residence 2014 - 2015 (about 1 year)

Started a marketplace for matching media co's with relevant contributor content. It wasn't the success we hoped but became in-house tech for another portfolio co of PE firm... more

Exit

Strategy & Partnerships 2013 - 2014 (about 1 year)

2U powers the online master's degrees of top-tier universities (and was backed by Bessemer and Redpoint Ventures). I worked as right-hand to the Co-Founder/CSO in an MBA-level... more

Founder

Atom Pacific

Employee

2U, adventur.es, Outlander Fund I Archimedes, Traction Technology Partners, Monetizing Media, TechCrunch, Eric Peckham

Education

About

Locations

New York City San Francisco London Stockholm

Q&A

What's your favorite non-business book?

True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer

If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

Exactly what I'm doing right now :) Life is short; pursue your passion.

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Think a little less, experiment a little more. Opportunities come from unexpected places.

Eric Peckham

Media Sector Analyst & Investor. I'm the Media Columnist at @TechCrunch, run Monetizing Media, consult companies/VIPs, and love running.