a passion-driven, technical VC fund investing in Gaming, SportsTech, and FinTech 

Versus invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups across gaming, sportstech, and fintech—industries that are experiencing significant growth and are connected across common innovation trends.

Portfolio

Actively investing out of Fund 1

Eric Minnick, General Partner

Eric is an investor, engineer, gamer, and athlete who has worked across all stages of a company’s life cycle.

Employment

  • Andover Ventures, CIO: a family fund with a focus on gaming, financial technology, and sports technology. 

  • Cerity Partners, Principal: A premier RIA where Eric performed due diligence on private investments for the firm’s clients. 

  • Anticipation Ventures, Investment Lead: A returns-focused impact fund that supports both for-profit and nonprofit organizations at the intersection of movement and technology.

  • AE Machines, Founder / CEO: Startup commercializing university research which built an award winning robotic automation design software system that was funded by the National Science Foundation.

  • eVestment, Software Developer: Venture backed FinTech company building data analytics tools for financial services.  Acquired by Nasdaq.

Additional

  • Techstars Sports Accelerator, Mentor

  • US Wrestling Foundation, Board Member

Education

  • Stanford University, BS Computer Science

  • University of Virginia Darden School of Business, MBA

Personal

  • Favorite Video Game: Final Fantasy 7

  • Favorite Sports Moment: Brandon Graham’s sack to secure Super Bowl 52 for the Eagles

Contact

Send Eric a brief note describing your company.