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.

Where did Teddy Himler go to school?

Teddy Himler studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government); The Hotchkiss School.

Teddy Himler

Investor

Managing Partner at Optimist Ventures

New York, New York

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

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

t•••@optimist.vcreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Bloomberg17Investment Banking99Finance65Business Development53Marketing25Financial Modeling99Valuation99Private Equity35Capital Markets23Corporate Finance26Equities28Fixed Income14

+4 more

StrategyFinancial AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentDue Diligence

Languages English · French · Indonesian Bahasa

From Teddy's professional profile.

Deals · 6

HarperSolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

Kaya AISolo GP

via Optimist Ventures

OpenAISolo 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.

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.
Where did Teddy Himler go to school?: Teddy Himler studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government); The Hotchkiss School.