Erik Zahnlecker

Product & Growth | Founder

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020
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Angel investor & advisor in early-stage startups
2020
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
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2023
Director, New Products & Head of BD & Partnerships
May 2023
Kyte unlocks the freedom to go places by delivering a car for any trip longer than a ride share, for a day, a few days or a few weeks. We’re going after an incredibly large existing market that is characterized by poor experiences and inefficient attempts that don’t solve customer centricity, convenience and consistency. We are dedicated to finding the perfect balance of technological and operational excellence, ensuring a seamless and magical customer experience. In doing this, we’ve cultivated a values-first culture, with a team empowered to be bold, be humble, and take ownership.
2020
Angel investor & advisor in early-stage startups
2020
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
2019
Principal Product Manager, AI
May 2019
At Sage, we knock down barriers with information, insights, and tools to help your business flow. We provide businesses with software and services that are simple and easy to use, as we work with you to give you that feeling of confidence. Customers trust our Payroll, HR, and Finance software to make business flow with ease. From our local network of experts to our ever-growing partnerships, we are on hand to give you all the insights you need to thrive. 💚
2016
(Acquired by Sage) Co-Founder, COO / Head of Product
Jul 2016
Allocate is set out to solve one of the most painful tasks that client facing professionals (lawyers, accountants, PR agents, etc.) endure on a daily basis - the task of diligently logging billable hours. At Allocate, we’re using AI to turn a dreaded task into a delightful experience. Plus, with better data comes better insights. In addition to time keeping, you can forecast, manage, and staff projects intelligently with Allocate. Backed by Pear Ventures, Steve Blank (father of the lean startup movement), Jeff Epstein (former CFO of Oracle and DoubleClick), and Tom Bedecarre (Chairman and Co-Founder of AKQA), Allocate is located in San Francisco, California.
2015
Summer Technology Investor
Jun 2015
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