Fundraising Fox

Marc Tarpenning

Investor

Partner at Spero Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $5M checks Β· typically $2M

FoundedSora FuelWattch

About

Venture Partner interested in helping entrepreneurs drive radical change in old industries through sustainable products and better experiences.

Experience

  1. Archaeological Institute of AmericaGeneral Trusteecurrent2026 β€” present
  2. Spero VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2018 β€” presentBerkeley, California, USA
  4. SkyDeck | BerkeleyAdvisorcurrent2015 β€” presentBerkeley, CA
  5. Clearpath RoboticsMember of the Advisory Board2016 β€” 2023
  6. Foothill CollegeAdvisory Board Member, Science Learning Institute2012 β€” 2023
  7. The Nueva SchoolMember Board of Trustees2014 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Innovate Public SchoolsMember Board Of Directors2015 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Woodside Elementary School DistrictTrustee2009 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. San Mateo County Committee on School District OrganizationMember, Supervisorial District Three2013 β€” 2018
  11. GreenstartMentor2011 β€” 2013
  12. Mayfield FundEntrepreneur in Residence2008 β€” 2009
  13. Tesla Motors Inc.VP Electrical Engineering, Co-Founder2003 β€” 2008
  14. Packet DesignVP Engineering2000 β€” 2003
  15. NuvoMedia Inc.CFO, VP Engineering, Co-Founder1997 β€” 2000
  16. Gemstar-TV GuideVP Engineering2000

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBA, Computer Science1982 β€” 1985

Skills & more

Embedded Systems34Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Software Systems21Venture Capital66Strategy76Leadership14Fundraising10Energy16Cleantech23Corporate Development2Engineering8
+12 moreMobile DevicesProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentElectronicsSaaSBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingMergers & AcquisitionsSoftware Development

Languages English

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 3

Singularity EnergyBoard seat

via Spero Ventures Β· filed Jan 2022 Β· $4.5M raise

Tortuga Agricultural TechnologiesBoard seat

via Spero Ventures Β· filed Nov 2021 Β· $20M raise

Clarity MovementBoard seat

via Spero Ventures Β· filed Mar 2020 Β· $5.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Spero Ventures

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