Eric Newcomer is an American journalist recognized for his reporting on Silicon Valley and the startup industry. He is the founder of Newcomer, a media outlet and events business that covers startups and venture capital, which he launched in October 2020. As of July 2022, his venture capital newsletter had over 1,900 paying subscribers, and in 2024, Newcomer announced that his company had raised $2 million in revenue over the previous year.