Jeff’s Journey

The founder behindFounders & Funders

Jeff Erickson
Jeff Erickson speaking at F&F events
Founder & General Partner

Jeff Erickson

Jeff brings deep operating and investing experience to F&F. He leads F&F Ventures alongside Adam and has spent his career helping founders raise, grow, and win.

How it started

One room, one belief: the deal is downstream of the relationship.

Eight years ago, Jeff started Founders & Funders with a single room and a simple conviction: the founders who win are the ones who build real relationships with the right people, not the ones who send the most cold emails.

Building the engine

Pick your door

What started as a single event grew into F&F Events, F&F Media, F&F Connect, and F&F Ventures, the fund Jeff now leads alongside Adam. Eight years of rooms, eight years of relationships compounding.

Then

One room. One city. One belief that relationships move venture.

Now

300+ curated events, 12+ cities, and a fund backing the founders in the room.

Always

Founders first, thesis second.

What drives me

If we cannot move the needle on revenue, customers, or relationships, we do not invest.

Jeff invests where operating experience actually matters: hands-on, relationship-led, and built on eight years of knowing which founders show up, follow through, and win.

In his own words

Jeff’s story

Jeff on Starting F&F

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