Eric Haywood

Eric is a serial entrepreneur and recent MIT graduate (MBA and MS) passionate about helping founders build successful businesses. Selected for MIT’s Delta V accelerator in 2024, his startup Vikri.IO was named one of 23 MIT startups to watch. He has founded companies across B2B SaaS, ag tech, food innovation and sustainable fashion.

Previously a product manager in Tokyo, Eric led industrial printing tech expansion into 12 countries across 4 continents. He wrote his thesis on platform strategy under MIT Sloan Dean Michael Cusumano. Now based at Aethos, an AI startup hub at Cambridge Innovation Center, Eric mentors entrepreneurs on fundraising, product strategy and growth.