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Sam Teller
InvestorPartner at Thrive Capital · Partner at Valor Equity Partners
New York, New York, United States
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Experience
- Thrive CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- The Elysian TheaterBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Southern California Institute of ArchitectureBoard Member2017 — 2025Los Angeles, California
- Valor Equity PartnersPartner2020 — 2023Los Angeles, California
- TeslaDirector, Office of the CEO2014 — 2019Palo Alto / Fremont, CA
- SpaceXDirector, Office of the CEO2014 — 2019Hawthorne, CA
- The Boring CompanyDirector, Office of the CEO2016 — 2019Hawthorne, California, United States
- NeuralinkDirector, Office of the CEO2016 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- OpenAIDirector, Office of the CEO2015 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
- Launchpad LACo-Founder, Managing Director2011 — 2014Los Angeles, CA
- Silicon Valley (HBO)Consultant2013 — 2014
- FabFitFunCo-Founder, President2010 — 2012Los Angeles
- The Colbert ReportProduction Intern2006
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Languages French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Teller?
- Partner at Valor Equity Partners
- Where does Sam Teller work?
- Sam Teller is Partner at Thrive Capital.
- Where did Sam Teller go to school?
- Sam Teller studied at Harvard University (BA).
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