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Teddy Himler

Investor

Managing Partner at Optimist Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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1,407 people in our graph share verified history with Teddy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Michelle GonzalezunlockedTeddy: together at Comcast Ventures (2016–2017)
×4Teddy: together at Comcast Ventures
Teddy: together at SoftBank Group
×4Teddy: together at U.S. House of Representatives

About

Founder and GP of Optimist Ventures with 15+ years of experience at Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, Comcast Ventures, and Antler. He focuses on AI, insurance, healthcare, and industrial automation, has backed several unicorns at seed/Series A, and holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from Harvard.

Contact· published on Teddy's own website

Experience

  1. Optimist VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Equal CitizensBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentNew York
  3. AntlerPartner2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. SoftBank Group InternationalVice President2018 — 2021New York, NY
  5. Comcast VenturesPrincipal2016 — 2018New York
  6. SoftBank GroupVice President2013 — 2016San Carlos, NYC and Jakarta
  7. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst | Technology, Media & Telecom2011 — 2013San Francisco
  8. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Intern2010San Francisco
  9. U.S. House of RepresentativesIntern2009Washington D.C.
  10. Xinhua Sports & Entertainment LtdMarketing Intern2008Shanghai & Beijing, China
  11. ChangeCongress (NKA: Rootstrikers)Blogger & Intern2008San Francisco, CA

Skills & more

Investment BankingFinance65Business Development53Marketing25Financial ModelingValuationBloomberg17Private Equity35Capital Markets23Corporate Finance26Equities28Fixed Income14
+4 moreStrategyFinancial AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentDue Diligence

Languages English · French · Indonesian Bahasa

From Teddy's professional profile.

Deals · 6

OpenAISolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

HarperSolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

Kaya AISolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

RebarSolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

StripeSolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

Super VolcanoSolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

BrickCOLABSOnsite ProOraTech in AsiaWholesum Brands

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Optimist Ventures

Aidan Kane
Senior Associate at Optimist Ventures
JP Guité
Associate at Optimist Ventures
Michael Block
Chief Operating Officer at Optimist Ventures

Network7

William HockeyScout
Co-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column
Aatif AwanScout
Founder, Managing Partner at Indus Valley Capital
Tilman EhrbeckScout
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures
AJ Solimine
Managing Partner at West Ventures
Harsh Gupta
Principal at Flourish Ventures
Max Motschwiller
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Turner Novak
Investor at Banana Capital

Investors connected to Teddy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Teddy Himler?
Founder and GP of Optimist Ventures with 15+ years of experience at Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, Comcast Ventures, and Antler. He focuses on AI, insurance, healthcare, and industrial automation, has backed several unicorns at seed/Series A, and holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from Harvard.
Where does Teddy Himler work?
Teddy Himler is Managing Partner at Optimist Ventures.
What check size does Teddy Himler write?
Teddy Himler typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Teddy Himler invested in?
Investments tracked here include Brick, COLABS, Onsite Pro, Ora, Tech in Asia, Wholesum Brands.
Where did Teddy Himler go to school?
Teddy Himler studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government, Economics); The Hotchkiss School.

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