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Sam Teller

Sam Teller

Partner·Thrive Capital

United States
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Bio

Professional summary

Sam Teller is listed as a Partner at Thrive Capital and as an investor focused on pre-seed and seed opportunities across areas including SMB software, govtech, education, entertainment, fashion and social commerce. He previously co-founded and led Launchpad LA, a seed-stage accelerator and fund. Public bios also describe prior operating roles as Director, Office of the CEO at SpaceX and Tesla.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Thrive CapitalPartnerPresent
  • SpaceXDirector, Office of the CEO2014 – 2019
  • TeslaDirector, Office of the CEO2014 – Present
  • Launchpad LACo-Founder and Managing DirectorPresent

Education

  • Harvard UniversityBA

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