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Eric is the Founder and Managing Director of Frontera Group, LLC, a boutique venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage emerging companies. He also serves in a concurrent capacity as a Partner in Global Gateway Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on global-facing Asian start-ups. Previously, he served in a concurrent capacity as a Partner of an LA-based value hedge fund until mid-2006. Eric is an experienced entrepreneur turned venture capitalist with a strong passion for early-stage investing. Eric has a proven track record as a direct investor in 38 early-stage ventures with 13 successful exits with 20 ventures remaining active. Additionally, those portfolio companies have received over $300m in capital. Prior to Frontera, Eric was the Founder and Chairman of Sitestar; a publicly traded technology company focused on the consolidation of independent and privately owned Internet service providers in the rural markets of the mid-Atlantic region of the US. During his tenure, Sitestar completed seven acquisitions and became one of the largest independent ISPs in the region. Eric started his career as an associate in Arthur Andersen’s retail management consulting division from 1991-1995. Eric earned an M.B.A from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Communications from Florida International University. He’s currently a member of the Board of Directors of Global Touch, Exist Global, Mobile Content Networks, Opposing Views, Clupedia and Morph Labs. | 