# Nick Weaver

> Nick Weaver is the co-founder and CEO of eero, the company that reimagined home Wi-Fi with the world's first whole-home mesh networking system. A Stanford-trained engineer turned McKinsey consultant turned venture capitalist, Weaver quit Menlo Ventures in 2014 to fix the router - a problem he'd been wrestling with since he was a kid setting up networks for neighbors in Chicago. He sold $2.5 million of product in two weeks, landed in 600 Best Buy stores within two years, and delivered eero to Amazon in a $97 million acquisition in 2019. He now leads eero as VP of Devices & Services under Amazon, where the mission is unchanged: make the technology in homes just work.

- **Role:** VP, Devices & Services at Amazon (eero)
- **Organizations:** eero, Amazon, StartX, Menlo Ventures, McKinsey & Company, Stanford University
- **From:** Chicago area, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, New Trier High School, BS, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded eero in 2014, launching the world's first whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system, Sold $2.5 million of product in the first two weeks of pre-orders (February 2015), Grew eero from a living room startup to 600+ Best Buy retail locations in under two years

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Served as COO of Stanford Student Enterprises; became network administrator for Stanford campus networks
- **2009** — Co-founded StartX (originally SSE Labs), Stanford's nonprofit startup accelerator
- **2010** — Graduated Stanford; joined McKinsey & Company as Business Analyst advising tech and private equity clients
- **2012** — Joined Menlo Ventures as Associate, investing in mobile, consumer internet, and enterprise software; worked with Uber, Betterment, Periscope, Dropcam
- **2014** — Left Menlo Ventures to co-found eero with Amos Schallich and Nate Hardison; first operated out of his North Beach apartment
- **2014** — Raised seed round in June 2014
- **2015** — Announced eero publicly in February; sold $2.5 million in product in first two weeks of pre-orders
- **2016** — eero began shipping; expanded to 600+ Best Buy locations across the US
- **2016** — Raised total of ~$90M across three funding rounds; grew team from 35 to 130+ employees
- **2018** — Launched on Amazon Launchpad; sold thousands of units in six days
- **2019** — Amazon acquired eero in February for approximately $97M; Weaver remained to lead eero under Amazon
- **2019** — Addressed customer privacy concerns post-acquisition, confirming eero does not collect browsing data
- **2022** — eero launched Wi-Fi 6 and expanded ISP partnerships globally
- **2025** — eero pushing Wi-Fi 7 adoption; Weaver continues as VP Devices & Services at Amazon overseeing eero product line

## Achievements

- Co-founded eero in 2014, launching the world's first whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system
- Sold $2.5 million of product in the first two weeks of pre-orders (February 2015)
- Grew eero from a living room startup to 600+ Best Buy retail locations in under two years
- Raised $118M total in venture funding across multiple rounds
- Achieved a 4.4-star average rating with 1,800+ Amazon reviews within 10 months of launch
- Sold thousands of eero systems in six days after launching on Amazon Launchpad
- Negotiated and completed acquisition by Amazon in 2019
- Co-founded StartX, Stanford's nonprofit startup accelerator, in 2009
- Grew eero team from founding to 150+ employees prior to acquisition

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — 10 years since eero's public announcement; Weaver posted reflections on LinkedIn celebrating the milestone
- **2024-12** — eero pushing Wi-Fi 7 adoption as Weaver continues leading as VP Devices & Services at Amazon
- **2023-06** — eero expanded ISP partnerships globally; Weaver publicly discussing demand for mesh Wi-Fi from internet service providers
- **2019-02** — Amazon completed acquisition of eero; Weaver addressed customer privacy concerns in public blog post

## Links

- Website: https://eero.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nsweaver
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nsweaves

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Last updated: 2026-05-07