Eric Manlunas

Eric Manlunas is the Founder & Managing Partner of Wavemaker Partners, a multi-faceted cross border venture capital firm he founded in 2003. The firm was founded in Los Angeles but now headquartered in Singapore since 2019 and has since raised over $950M across 11 committed funds, a number of sector specific affiliate funds and several special purpose vehicles. Wavemaker invests in both the US and Southeast Asia and has invested in over 450 companies the last 22 years.

In April 2024, Eric became a co-owner of 2XU, a global leader in high performance sports apparel he and his partners acquired from L’Catterton in their personal capacity.

Eric is a 2x start-up entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. Prior to entering venture capital, Eric founded Sitestar in mid-1999. Sitestar is an Internet service provider in the rural markets of the mid-Atlantic region of the US. Upon helping steer Sitestar in becoming one of the largest independent ISPs in the region, Eric successfully divested his ownership stake in Dec 2002. Prior to that, Eric’s first startup was Interfoods, a specialty foods venture he founded in mid 1996 focused on specialty foods online and offline retail commerce. During his 3 ½-year tenure, Interfoods grew to become a mid-sized specialty foods provider and was successfully acquired in late 1999.

Eric began his career as an associate with Arthur Andersen’s retail management consulting division from 1991-1995. He earned an M.B.A from Pepperdine University in 1995 and a B.S. in Communications from Florida International University in 1990. Eric is currently a member of the board of a number of emerging companies and has previously served as board member of over a dozen ventures.