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Sam Parker

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Head of Executive Partnerships at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Sam Parker leads IVP's Executive Partnerships function, connecting portfolio companies with the firm's network for recruiting, customer, and board-level introductions. Grew up in Silicon Valley and began his career at Apple as a product design engineer working on the first-generation AirPods and AirPods Pro.

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Experience

  1. IVPHead of Executive Partnershipscurrent2026 — present
  2. Wing Venture CapitalPartner, Market Development2022 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Bain & CompanyConsultant & Summer Associate2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Grove CollaborativeSummer Operations Intern2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AppleProduct Design Engineer2014 — 2018
  6. Vecna RoboticsMechanical Engineering Intern2013Cambridge, MA
  7. Neato RoboticsMechanical Engineering Intern2012

Skills & more

Robotics15Solidworks2Matlab11Python7CAD2Product Design4Programming2Mathematica2LaTeX2Entrepreneurship2SolidWorks6

From Sam's professional profile.

Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Ajay Vashee
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Albert Zhang
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexander Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Hobbs
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Reed
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Parker?
Sam Parker leads IVP's Executive Partnerships function, connecting portfolio companies with the firm's network for recruiting, customer, and board-level introductions. Grew up in Silicon Valley and began his career at Apple as a product design engineer working on the first-generation AirPods and AirPods Pro.
Where does Sam Parker work?
Sam Parker is Head of Executive Partnerships at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners).
Where did Sam Parker go to school?
Sam Parker studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Menlo School.

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