# Erik de Stefanis

> Erik de Stefanis is a pre-seed investor at Interlace Ventures backing Software and Gaming. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Interlace Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interlace-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikdestefanis/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ohlookitserik
- Website: https://x.com/ohlookitserik

Erik de Stefanis is a Partner at Interlace Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| Gaming | 1 | 10% |
| Mobile | 1 | 10% |
| Retail | 1 | 10% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 10% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Seed | 3 | 30% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astro Financial | Astro Financial is a financial technology company that supports and earns incentives from beloved authors. Founded in 2020, Astro Financial is based in Marina del Rey, California. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Astro Financial | Astro Financial is a financial technology company that supports and earns incentives from beloved authors. Founded in 2020, Astro Financial is based in Marina del Rey, California. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| Pager | Pager is building a new way to capture digital experiences. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Goodhood | FixMyCar is a mobile auto repair platform that offers car repair services to every car owner. FixMyCar provides affordable and trusted rates, convenient service locations, sends in mobile car mechanics to homes, offices, or parking lots, and has flexible hours, thereby enabling customers to book their highly-rated mobile car repair services attheir convenience. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Bling | The Bling platform enables users to earn loyalty rewards, such as Bitcoin, for doing things you already do, like playing games! |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Goodhood | FixMyCar is a mobile auto repair platform that offers car repair services to every car owner. FixMyCar provides affordable and trusted rates, convenient service locations, sends in mobile car mechanics to homes, offices, or parking lots, and has flexible hours, thereby enabling customers to book their highly-rated mobile car repair services attheir convenience. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Sunroom | Sunroom is an application where women can make money and be free. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Ampersand | Ampersand is a product studio that develops tools to help creators grow their businesses. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Pager | Pager is building a new way to capture digital experiences. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Darkstore | Darkstore is on a mission to make all of the world’s products accessible all over the world. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 29, 2019 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TIL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gen-z-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mucker Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muckercapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Backend Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backend-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bloom Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloom-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Interlace Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Interlace Ventures is an early stage fund investing in founders reimagining commerce. We invest at pre-seed and seed.

3 contacts available at Interlace Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erik de Stefanis | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-de-stefanis |
| Vincent Diallo | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vincent-diallo |
| Vibhu Norby | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vibhu-norby |

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## FAQ

### What does Erik de Stefanis invest in?

Erik de Stefanis invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Mobile startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 10 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 Erik de Stefanis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erik de Stefanis closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 10 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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