VCID: 40028
Profile
Bio
Mr. Blachford was the President and CEO of IAC Travel, managing all of IAC’s travel assets including Expedia, Hotels.com, and Hotwire. Mr. Blachford joined IAC with its acquisition of Expedia, Inc, a TCV portfolio company, where he served as President and CEO. Erik helped establish Expedia within Microsoft in 1995 where he led the creation of the brand as SVP of marketing, and later served as the president of Expedia North America, and ultimately was named President and CEO in 2003. Mr. Blachford currently serves as the Executive Chairman of TerraPass, a leading retailer of carbon offsets, consumer energy efficiency products, and green gifts as well as Chairman of Butterfield & Robinson, a world leader in top quality active travel. He also serves as a Director for Zillow, a TCV portfolio company, and GlassDoor.
Career
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Technology Crossover Ventures LLCAmerican investment firm based in Menlo Park, California. |
Investments
Selected investments
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Hipmunk Inc |
United States | 31 Dec 2011 | Series A Active |
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Hotel Tonight Inc First hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up |
United States | 10 May 2011 | Series A Active |
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Room 77 Inc |
United States | N/A |
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Bloomspot Inc An analytical local internet marketing services company |
United States | N/A |
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Farecast Inc A company thatutilized predictive technologies and data-mining techniques to deliver an innovative, leisure-focused, online travel experience. |
United States | N/A |
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Trusera Inc Online health network company where users can find and share health related experiences. |
United States | N/A |