# Eric Franchi

> Eric Franchi is a seed investor at AperiamVentures backing Advertising and Marketing. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AperiamVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathcapital)
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericfranchi/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ericfranchi
- Website: http://www.ericfranchi.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ericfranchi

Eric Franchi is an investor and company advisor focused on the digital transformation of media and marketing. He is a General Partner at AperiamVentures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to AperiamVentures, he was a cofounder at Undertone.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 17 | 43% |
| Marketing | 13 | 33% |
| Software | 10 | 25% |
| Analytics | 8 | 20% |
| Data Integration | 5 | 13% |

76 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 19 | 48% |
| Series A | 8 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 8% |
| Series B | 3 | 8% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 31 | 78% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nodals AI | Nodals AI is a newly launched media buying platform that aims to enhance advertising performance by leveraging first-party data signals from media owners.Nodals AI seeks to address the evolving challenges in digital advertising where traditional identifiers like cookies are becoming less effective due to privacy concerns and regulatory changes. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| BranchLab | BranchLab makes healthcare advertising better so that people may find the best healthcare options. |  | Seed | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Telly | Telly offers the first Dual Screen Smart TV, is the ultimate free television upgrade for the living room. | $20M | Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |
| LightBox TV | LightBox Planner providers marketers with all of the elements needed to build a modern TV plan via a single access point. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 22, 2022 |  |
| Audience Town | Audience Town is the only vertical B2B SaaS consumer analytics platform for real estate. We are the new standard in real estate consumer intelligence. Designed for real estate, consumer-centric, and actionable. Audience Town offers a SaaS analytics platform and real estate specific audience segments for marketing teams for consumer brands lookingto target over 30M predicted and known US home buyers, sellers, and renters. | $6.1M | Seed | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| Marpipe | Marpipe is a multivariate creative testing platform. | $8M | Series A | Sep 07, 2021 |  |
| Kevel | Kevel is a developer of ad-serving APIs to help developers build server-side ad platforms. Its APIs provide access to hundreds of ad serving features, decision APIs for seamless native promotions, and easily integrate first-party data for more revenue and relevance, helping developers to build a custom ad server without hassle. | $11M | Series A | Dec 07, 2020 |  |
| Transmit.Live | For new-age digital networks and content owners that want to create the new standard of ad supported streaming experiences, Transmit provides a transformative cross screen video publishing & monetization solution. Our technology enables media operators to create new inventory supply through innovative in-content ad experiences that sustainviewer attention across all owned & distributed OTT channels, while establishing a more meaningful connection between brands and viewers. | $7.8M |  | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| Encantos | Encantos is an award-winning online platform connecting kids with the world's best storyteachers to teach them 21st century skills.Encantos has received numerous industry awards and accolades from the AP, ASU GSV, CNN, Common Sense Media, Forbes, Kidscreen, Kirkus Reviews, NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, Parents Magazine, PublishersWeekly, Romper, School Library Journal, Univision and USA Today. | $5.7M | Seed | Nov 19, 2020 |  |
| Narrative | Everyone needs data. From retailers looking to overhaul their brand strategies, to companies seeking to generate new revenue from existing assets — data is an essential element that ignites compelling stories for every organization.At Narrative, we make it easy for you to access, acquire, and integrate the data your company needs to thrive. Andif you're a data owner, we can help you reach multiple, active data seekers all at once. Narrative's efficient and intuitive platform creates opportunities for both buyers and sellers to acquire or monetize data the way they see fit.Buying and selling data, simplified. So you can shape your story today. | $8.5M | Series A | Aug 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Revel Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revel-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bullpen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullpen-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Commerce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerce-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Glasswing Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glasswing-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Human Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/human-ventures-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About AperiamVentures

VC Fund · New York, United States

AperiamVentures is a venture capital firm focused on the digital transformation of marketing. Our team has decades of experience as founders, operators and investors. 'Aperiam' is derived from Aperio, which is Latin for 'Open.' We live this ethos by working collaboratively with the marketing ecosystem on behalf of our portfolio.

2 contacts available at AperiamVentures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Franchi | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-franchi |
| Joe Zawadzki | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-zawadzki |

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Franchi invest in?

Eric Franchi invests primarily in Advertising, Marketing and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eric Franchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Franchi closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 40 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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