Profile
Erik Moore
Founder & Managing Director
Prior to founding Base, Erik spent 15 years as a top performer in investment banking at Merrill Lynch.
During that time, he made several angel investments, including Zappos, Agencourt Biosciences, and PlanGrid.
His successes and support for driven founders spurred the move to invest full-time.
Featured in publications such as the WSJ and USA Today, Erik is now regularly referred to as one of the most prominent African Americans in technology.
In 2013, Business Insider named him one of the ten most influential blacks in Silicon Valley.
In 2016, he was recognized with the Next Generation of Excellence Achievement Award by the Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce.
In 2017, he received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, Wharton’s Trailblazer Award for his achievements in venture capital, and was named a Ford Man of Courage.
Erik is a board member of The Common Ground Foundation—founded by award-winning artist, Common.
He was recently named to the city of Oakland’s Fund Advisory Board and serves on the advisory board of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD).
He’s a former board member of Russell Simmons's Art for Life and served the East Bay College Fund for nearly a decade as a board member and mentor.
Erik is also a former Trustee of Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley—his alma mater where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, tutored French, and captained the football team.
Erik earned his B.A.
from Dartmouth College, his M.A.
in International Studies/French from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business.
He is an active alum, regularly speaking at Silicon Valley Wharton and Dartmouth events.
Through all his work, his most important role is father to 14-year-old Blair, whose accolades and accomplishments put Erik’s to shame.
Erik Moore active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Base Ventures LLC
Base Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Base Ventures LLC (Base Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Erik Moore, Kirby Harris. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Founder | 01/01/2012 |
East Bay College Fund
East Bay College Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous East Bay College Fund provides scholarships, mentoring, counselling, and life skills training. The company was founded by Barb Fremder, Julie Palley and Andrew B. Fremder in 2002 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Pigeonly, Inc.
Pigeonly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Pigeonly, Inc. develops and provides a platform that identifies and organizes data on the incarcerated. It offers inmate phone calls, commissary, visitation, correctional facility information, corrections department, and inmate care packages. The company was founded by Sabaina Bukhari, CJ Keeney, Damien Drakes, Frederick Huston and Alfonzo Brooks in 2013 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. | Director/Board Member | - |
Surf Air, Inc.
Surf Air, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Surf Air, Inc. engages in the provision of membership based airline services. It offers on demand and scheduled flights. The company was founded by Scott Craig Porter, Peter Bi, Wade Eyerly, David Eyerly, Cory Cozzens, and Reed Farnsworth and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/10/2013 |
Former positions of Erik Moore
Companies | Position | End |
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Wildfang Co.
Wildfang Co. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Wildfang Co. provides cloth designing services. It is a band more specifically, band of thieves for modern-day female. The company was founded by Emma McIlroy and Julia Parsley in 2011 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Director/Board Member | 30/11/2016 |
Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2010 |
Zappos.com LLC
Zappos.com LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Zappos.com LLC operates an online apparel retail store. Its products encompass accessories, baby products, bags and handbags, beauty products, apparel, eyewear, house ware, jewelry, shoes, sporting goods and watches. The company was founded by Nick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh in June 1999 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Erik Moore
Dartmouth College | Undergraduate Degree |
University of Pennsylvania | Graduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 7 |
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Zappos.com LLC
Zappos.com LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Zappos.com LLC operates an online apparel retail store. Its products encompass accessories, baby products, bags and handbags, beauty products, apparel, eyewear, house ware, jewelry, shoes, sporting goods and watches. The company was founded by Nick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh in June 1999 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. | Retail Trade |
Wildfang Co.
Wildfang Co. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Wildfang Co. provides cloth designing services. It is a band more specifically, band of thieves for modern-day female. The company was founded by Emma McIlroy and Julia Parsley in 2011 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Retail Trade |
Pigeonly, Inc.
Pigeonly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Pigeonly, Inc. develops and provides a platform that identifies and organizes data on the incarcerated. It offers inmate phone calls, commissary, visitation, correctional facility information, corrections department, and inmate care packages. The company was founded by Sabaina Bukhari, CJ Keeney, Damien Drakes, Frederick Huston and Alfonzo Brooks in 2013 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. | Technology Services |
East Bay College Fund
East Bay College Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous East Bay College Fund provides scholarships, mentoring, counselling, and life skills training. The company was founded by Barb Fremder, Julie Palley and Andrew B. Fremder in 2002 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Miscellaneous |
Surf Air, Inc.
Surf Air, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Surf Air, Inc. engages in the provision of membership based airline services. It offers on demand and scheduled flights. The company was founded by Scott Craig Porter, Peter Bi, Wade Eyerly, David Eyerly, Cory Cozzens, and Reed Farnsworth and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Transportation |
Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments | Finance |
Base Ventures LLC
Base Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Base Ventures LLC (Base Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Erik Moore, Kirby Harris. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Finance |
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