About
Calvin Koo is an investor at Telescope Partners who came to the firm with a background in growth equity. He previously worked at Sunstone Partners on software and tech-enabled services investments, and before that at AlphaSights supporting private equity firms with diligence and thematic research. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Asian Studies from Claremont McKenna College.
Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- Telescope PartnersInvestorcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Sunstone PartnersInvestor2025 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- AlphaSightsTech-Buyout Private Equity2023 β 2025New York, United States
- JUMP InvestorsVenture Capital Intern2020Los Angeles, California, United States
Education
- Claremont McKenna CollegeBachelor's degree, Economics and Asian Studies
- Harvard-Westlake School
- Yonsei UniversityStudy Abroad
Skills & more
Teamwork15Leadership17Microsoft Excel14Microsoft Office5Microsoft PowerPoint5
Languages English Β· Korean
From Calvin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Claremont McKenna College67
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Also attended Harvard-Westlake School28
Johnny HooperAssociate at March Capital PartnersNick PenskeInvestment Team at 8VCAlyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersJohn CopsesSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersIra EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersConor CookPlatform Manager at Comcast Ventures
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Also attended Yonsei University30
Yi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSeung Hyun Moon, MD, MPAVenture Partner at Adelphi Ventures Management, LlcJames HanPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalGene J.W. KimVenture Partner at ChrysalixJinKyung (Jinny) LeeVenture Operations at Samsung NextElaine Di lorioLegal at Samsung Next
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sunstone Partners1
Also worked at AlphaSights18
JackPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesBrandes WoodallAnalyst at Also CapitalElena KlijnVenture Partner at SuperSeedMegan GormanAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalJacob FeitInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityOliver ConnickVice President at GP Bullhound
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Also worked at JUMP Investors2
Colleagues at Telescope Partners
Amit Parekh
Partner at Telescope Partners
Bhargav Mallidi
Associate at Telescope Partners
Chris Gaertner
Principal at Telescope Partners
Claire Owens
Associate at Telescope Partners
Drew Suranjan
Associate at Telescope Partners
Emily Spradlin
Office Coordinator and Administrative Assistant at Telescope Partners
Erin Cruz
Chief Financial Officer/ Chief Compliance Officer at Telescope Partners
Harrison Doyle
Head of Operations at Telescope Partners































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