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▶ 15:09 · $SUPERCELL · Liaw cites Supercell as career-defining IVP investment
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Scaling Europe

Eric Liaw, General Partner at IVP: European founders should enter US earlier

2026-02-25 · 7 company · 4 thematic
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eric liaw

Eric Liaw is a General Partner at IVP, a multi-stage venture firm. He has led IVP's London office for 2.5 years, covering Europe. His notable investments include Supercell, Datadog, and Whoop. He previously worked from the Bay Area for over 20 years.

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“Supercell was one of the first ones I did at my current firm. Uh, it's based here in Helsinki, so we're in their hometown. It's a big part of the reason I come to Slush. You know, ILA sort of mandated that we all come the first year after…”
—eric liaw
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