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Curtis Spencer

Investor

Partner at Electric Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Curtis Spencer, a former Spool co-founder and CTO whose startup was acquired by Facebook, invests at seed and Series A in foundational crypto infrastructure, open-source developer ecosystems and privacy technologies.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechMarketplaces

Experience

  1. Electric CapitalPartnercurrent2018 — present
  2. FacebookSoftware Engineer2012 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  3. SpoolCTO & Co-Founder2010 — 2012
  4. KosmixContextual Products2009 — 2010
  5. CruxluxFounder2007 — 2009
  6. Oracle CorporationSenior Member of Technical Staff2003 — 2006

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB.S./M.S, Computer Science with Specialization in AI Systems

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Facebook482

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

+ 476 more

Also worked at Kosmix7

Ravi MhatrePartner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture PartnersRachel LamCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Imagination CapitalVenky HarinarayanPartner at Rocketship.vcAnand RajaramanPartner at Rocketship.vcSailesh RamakrishnanManaging Partner at Rocketship.vcDini MehtaExecutive-in-Residence at Peak XV Partners

+ 1 more

Also worked at Oracle Corporation371

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 365 more

Colleagues at Electric Capital

Adam Wolff
Advisor at Electric Capital
Aditya Koolwal
Expert, Product & Leadership at Electric Capital
Akash Garg
Advisor at Electric Capital
Ali Smith
Portfolio Operations at Electric Capital
Avichal Garg
General Partner at Electric Capital
Cynthia Bazlamit
Expert, People & Leadership at Electric Capital
Elad Gil
Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital
Elizabeth Laraki
Expert, Design & Research at Electric Capital

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Avichal GargScout
General Partner at Electric Capital
Ben LakoffScout
General Partner at Bankless Ventures
Ken DeeterScout
General Partner at Electric Capital
Ryan ZurrerScout
Managing Director at Vine Ventures
Tom Shaughnessy JrScout
Angel at Seed Club Ventures
Yida GaoScout
General Partner at Shima Capital
Jim Bai
Investor at Electric Capital
Michael Arrington
Partner at CrunchFund
Mitchell Hammer
Analyst at Electric Capital
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder and CEO of Polygon Foundation at Polygon
Sanjay Shah
Investor at Electric Capital

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