Eric Kobe

Active Investor

CEO at Route

McLean, Virginia

Eric Kobe, CEO at Route is an active investor based in McLean, Virginia. This profile covers what Eric Kobe backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Eric Kobe serves as Partner & Investor Chief Executive Officer at Route. He serves as at xffirmers. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Route. He serves as Chief Executive Officer at Koalafi. He is an Angel Investor. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Groundspeed Analytics. He has over 15 years of experience in DAAS roles in Silicon Valley. Before joining Groundspeed, he was most recently VP of New Markets at Affirm, where he spent four years scaling the Strategy and Operations team during the company's growth from 100 to 900+ employees. Before that, he led Operations and Analytics at Wiser Solutions and started his career in management consulting. He holds an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BS in Systems Engineering and Economics from the University of Virginia.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: InsurTechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)E-commerce & D2CClimate & EnergyMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & Logistics
Location: McLean, Virginia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 7

Notable investments

NavigantFundiinWiser Solutions, Inc.Affirm, Inc.ProvuxffirmersFTI Consulting

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