Teddy Himler
InvestorManaging 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.
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
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government2007 — 2011
- The Hotchkiss School2003 — 2007
Skills & more
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StrategyFinancial AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentDue DiligenceLanguages English · French · Indonesian Bahasa
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,231
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Also attended The Hotchkiss School22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Antler142
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Also worked at SoftBank Group International13
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
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Also worked at U.S. House of Representatives91
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Deals · 6
HarperSolo GP
Kaya AISolo GP
OpenAISolo GP
RebarSolo GP
StripeSolo GP
Super VolcanoSolo GP
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