Erik Gjovik

Private Equity Investor at Carat Venture Partners

Producer Manufacturing

Electronic Technology

Consumer Services

Profile

Erik Gjovik founded Essentium, Inc. in 2013, where he worked as Chief Supply Chain Officer from 2021 to 2022.
Mr. Gjovik also currently works at Carat Venture Partners, as Venture Partner.
Mr. Gjovik also formerly worked at Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., as Director-Manufacturing Operations Orthodyne from 1999 to 2011, Jabil, Inc., as Senior Director-Engineering Services from 2015 to 2017, Mophie, Inc., as Director-Engineering, Mechanical & Production from 2014 to 2015, and Apple, Inc., as Senior Manager-Manufacturing Design Engineering from 2011 to 2014.
Mr. Gjovik received his undergraduate degree in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin.

Erik Gjovik active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Carat Venture Partners Carat Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Carat Venture Partners (Carat Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Lars Uffhausen. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Essentium, Inc. Essentium, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Essentium, Inc. develops 3 dimensional (3D) solutions. Its solutions include 3D printing and 3D filament. The company was founded by Blake Teipel, Lars Uffhausen, Erik Gjovik, Terry MacNeish, Brandon Sweeney, Elisa Teipel and Ryan Vano in 2013 and is headquartered in College Station, TX.	Founder	2022-01-30
JABIL INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2017-03-31
Mophie, Inc. Mophie, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing mophie, Inc. designs and manufactures accessories for mobile devices. Its products include battery cases, portable batteries, holsters, cables, rubber cases, device stands, and speakers. The company was founded by Daniel Huang and Shawn Dougherty in 2006 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2015-06-30
APPLE INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-12-31
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-05-31

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Listed companies	3
JABIL INC.	Electronic Technology
APPLE INC.	Electronic Technology
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.	Producer Manufacturing

Private companies	3
Essentium, Inc. Essentium, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Essentium, Inc. develops 3 dimensional (3D) solutions. Its solutions include 3D printing and 3D filament. The company was founded by Blake Teipel, Lars Uffhausen, Erik Gjovik, Terry MacNeish, Brandon Sweeney, Elisa Teipel and Ryan Vano in 2013 and is headquartered in College Station, TX.	Producer Manufacturing
Mophie, Inc. Mophie, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing mophie, Inc. designs and manufactures accessories for mobile devices. Its products include battery cases, portable batteries, holsters, cables, rubber cases, device stands, and speakers. The company was founded by Daniel Huang and Shawn Dougherty in 2006 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.	Producer Manufacturing
Carat Venture Partners Carat Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Carat Venture Partners (Carat Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Lars Uffhausen. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance

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