Spencer Foust
InvestorManaging Director at Sozo Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Spencer Foust joined Sozo Ventures in June 2016 and leads investments from seed to pre-IPO. He previously worked at Apple and on the B61 Nuclear Weapon program at Sandia National Labs. He holds a Master's in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020.
Experience
- Sozo VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California / Tokyo, Japan
- Sozo VenturesPartner2016 — 2021Palo Alto, California / Tokyo, Japan
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2023 — present
- InvestorAngel / LP / Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- GensparkInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- MaintainXInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- HydrolixInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- LambdaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Saronic TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Ema UnlimitedInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Molten IndustriesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- WorkeraInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- StordInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- SparrowBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- SmartHopBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Viz.aiInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- KargoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Anduril IndustriesInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- project44Board Observercurrent2020 — present
- CartaInvestorcurrent2020 — present
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Management Science and Engineering
- Middlebury Language SchoolsJapanese Language Program - Summer
- University of ArkansasBachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
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EngineeringSystems EngineeringEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial FinanceOrganizational DesignCorporate FinanceCorporate Strategy FormulationFinancial AccountingMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMatlabPowerPointLanguages Japanese · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,575
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Also attended Middlebury Language Schools2
Also attended University of Arkansas27
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sozo Ventures8
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows359
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Also worked at Genspark1
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Deals · 3
Kargo Technologies Corp.Board seat
via Sozo Ventures · filed Mar 2022 · $28.1M raise
Logistics ExchangeBoard seat
via Sozo Ventures · filed Feb 2022 · $37M raise
SPARROW LENDING PBCBoard seat
via Sozo Ventures · filed Jan 2022 · $5.8M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
