Investing in the people and places building the next era of care, ownership, and resilience.
Sonder VC is an impact venture collective backing founders solving real problems in northern New England and the Midwest.
Childcare & Aging Care
Building the infrastructure of care for every stage of life
Asset & Wealth Building
Models that move ownership into the hands of communities
Community-Driven Technology
Tools designed for the people who will use them
Civic & Housing Innovation
New approaches to how communities shelter and govern
Resilient Regional Industries
Backing the economic backbone of rural America
“We back founders solving real problems for real people in the places traditional capital overlooks.”
Sonder VC deploys catalytic, early-stage capital to ventures strengthening the infrastructure of well-being across rural New England and the Midwest. We are patient investors and active partners — we show up before the term sheet and stay long after it.
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Founder & Managing Partner
Erika Haskins
Erika is an experienced founder, economic developer, and venture operator with 18 years of experience driving innovation and capital access across startups, social impact, and public sector systems.
Erika has raised and deployed millions in catalytic capital for new ventures and job creation. Her expertise spans fund formation, investment strategy, due diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. She has advised and supported hundreds of early-stage ventures through Techstars and MassChallenge, and previously designed & led accelerator programs for Tier 1 universities & 13 international embassies with the U.S. Department of State.
Erika holds an MBA with a focus on venture finance and marketing from Babson College, as well as two advanced degrees in education. She has completed executive programs at The Wharton School and Harvard Kennedy School and served 2 years as a lecturer and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The University of Texas at Austin. Her thought leadership on rural innovation and community investment has been recognized nationally through the US Economic Development Administration's inaugural Economic Recovery Corps
Ready to transform the infrastructure of wellbeing?
Sonder VC is actively building its LP network. We welcome conversations with institutional investors, foundations, family offices, and mission-aligned individuals.