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671 people in our graph share verified history with Tess — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul KwanunlockedTess: together at Stanford University (2026)
×6Tess: together at Bessemer Venture Partners
×3Tess: together at Drone Deploy
×2Tess: together at Harvard-Westlake School
About
Aerospace engineer-turned-investor who worked on Falcon 9 payloads and was in mission control for Curiosity's Mars landing, she brings experience at space companies and backs frontier hardware with recurring revenue.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Stifel BankManaging Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityCo Lead, Stanford Threshold Venture Fellows Programcurrent2026 — present
- STVP - the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship CenterBoard Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- Bessemer Venture PartnersPartner2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- HalterBoard Director2023 — 2025
- LumachainBoard Director2022 — 2025
- DroneDeployBoard Director2019 — 2025
- SpireBoard Director2017 — 2021
- Rocket LabBoard Observer2017 — 2021
- SpaceXMission Management2014 — 2015
Skills & more
English10Analysis37Leadership14Public Speaking17Facebook18Microsoft Office30Matlab16LabVIEW8Press Releases15Statistics24Proposal Writing11Physics20
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Aerospace EngineeringSpace SystemsEvent PlanningCustomer ServiceResearchAerospaceSocial NetworkingSocial MediaFrom Tess's professional profile.
Colleagues at Stifel Venture Banking
Al Guerrero
Managing Director at Stifel Venture Banking
Alan Faulkner
Managing Director at Stifel Venture Banking
Andrew Kidder
Senior Vice President at Stifel Venture Banking
Annabella Kwei
Senior Vice President, Fund Banking at Stifel Venture Banking
Anthony DeSantis
Senior Vice President at Stifel Venture Banking
Ariana DaCruz
Senior Vice President at Stifel Venture Banking
Barrett Goulden
Senior Vice President at Stifel Venture Banking
Brad Ellis
Managing Director & Founder, Stifel Venture & Fund Banking at Stifel Venture Banking
Network5
Dan Altschuler MalekScout
Managing Partner at Unovis Asset Management
David CowanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Matt OckoScout
Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Neeraj BerryScout
Founder, General Partner at Tet Ventures
Daniel Chapellin Castillo
Investor at Wealthing Vc Club
Investors connected to Tess in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tess Hatch?
- Aerospace engineer-turned-investor who worked on Falcon 9 payloads and was in mission control for Curiosity's Mars landing, she brings experience at space companies and backs frontier hardware with recurring revenue.
- Where does Tess Hatch work?
- Tess Hatch is Managing Director at Stifel Venture Banking.
- What does Tess Hatch invest in?
- Tess Hatch invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where did Tess Hatch go to school?
- Tess Hatch studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace); University of Michigan (Bachelor's degree, Aerospace); Harvard-Westlake School.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of Michigan888
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineGlen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel CapitalZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesTom DanilekPartner, Rise of the Rest Real Estate at Revolution
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Also attended Harvard-Westlake School57
Johnny HooperAssociate at March Capital PartnersNick PenskeInvestment Team at 8VCAlyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersCami KatzInvestor at Notable CapitalJohn CopsesSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersRichie HrncirAssociate at Mainsail Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stifel Bank54
Phil GagerManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalMinh LeManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalTed CavanManaging Director, Technology at Runway Growth CapitalBrad EllisManaging Director & Founder, Stifel Venture & Fund Banking at Stifel Venture BankingMatt TrotterManaging Director at Stifel Venture BankingNathaniel StoneManaging Director & Founder at Stifel Venture Banking
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Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners167
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Halter15
Spencer PunterPartner and COO at DCVC (Data Collective)Christina FaPrincipal at NewView CapitalSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesConnor WiltshireData Analyst at Blackbird FoundrySamantha WongPartner at Blackbird FoundryGuy HorrocksEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
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