Sam Parker
InvestorHead 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
- IVPHead of Executive Partnershipscurrent2026 — present
- Wing Venture CapitalPartner, Market Development2022 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
- Bain & CompanyConsultant & Summer Associate2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Grove CollaborativeSummer Operations Intern2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleProduct Design Engineer2014 — 2018
- Vecna RoboticsMechanical Engineering Intern2013Cambridge, MA
- Neato RoboticsMechanical Engineering Intern2012
Skills & more
Robotics15Solidworks2Matlab11Python7CAD2Product Design4Programming2Mathematica2LaTeX2Entrepreneurship2SolidWorks6
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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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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended Menlo School76
Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupDaniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalBuzz FannInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jenn Kranz GuillenInvestor at Mucker CapitalWill PriestleyVice President at JMI Equity
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wing Venture Capital29
Nikki TatalovichSenior Manager, Events & Partnerships at Founders Circle CapitalPeter WagnerPartner at WingGaurav GargPartner at WingZach DeWittPartner at WingJake FlomenbergPartner at WingSara ChoiPartner at Wing
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Also worked at Bain & Company1,190
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column
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Also worked at Grove Collaborative12
Nikki FarbInvestor at HeadlineLee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesDuncan DavidsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen CapitalJeff CroweSenior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersKara KitchenDirector, Recruiting at DeerpathWill HoltzInterim CEO at Prescient
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Also worked at Apple787
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation
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