About
Tori Orr joined NGP Capital in 2025 as a Senior Associate on the U.S. investment team, working across the firm's focus areas with a particular interest in deep tech. She previously held early-stage investing roles at JetBlue Ventures, Vera Equity, Harlem Capital, and Dorm Room Fund, and began her career at Intel as a Mechanical Design Engineer and later Product Manager, also contributing to the Tesla Model 3 launch. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College.
Invests in
Deep Tech
Experience
- NGP CapitalSenior Associate2025 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
- JetBlue VenturesSenior Associate2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Vera EquitySenior Associate2023 — 2024
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2021 — 2023Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Intel CorporationProduct Manager2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Intel CorporationMechanical Engineer2018 — 2020Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- TeslaModel 3 Service & Manufacturing2017San Francisco Bay Area
- DeloitteManagement Consulting - Technology2016Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- DeloitteManagement Consulting - Technology2015Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Procter & GambleProduct Supply Engineering2014Cleveland, Tennessee
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- University of MichiganBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
- Spelman CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Mathematics
- The Ellis SchoolHigh School Diploma, Honors
Skills & more
Leadership44Problem SolvingWriting6Design Thinking1Public Speaking23Critical Thinking14Teamwork9Interpersonal Skill5Microsoft Excel27Microsoft Office31PowerPoint18Microsoft Word17
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SolidWorksFigmaTechnical Project ManagementManufacturingStartupsManagement ConsultingStakeholder ManagementCustomer Escalation ManagementDemand Supply PlanningProject EngineeringMechanical Product DesignProgram ManagementFrom Tori's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Michigan374
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended Spelman College8
Alyssa DanielInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALBaheejah CrumbleySenior Investment Associate at Collab CapitalNakeita NormanPartner at CoPeace CapitalChristian McKenzieDirector at Lofty VenturesKayla ContiInvestor at Black Angel GroupNina EssandohInvestor at Corazon Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at NGP Capital20
Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESBo IlsoeManaging Partner at NGP CapitalChristian NoskePartner at NGP CapitalOssi TiainenPartner at NGP CapitalAtte HonkasaloVice President, Data & Analytics at NGP CapitalUpal BasuPartner at NGP Capital
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Also worked at JetBlue Ventures13
Stefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCAdrianna SamaniegoPartner at Cherryrock CapitalStephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue VenturesRyan ChouManaging Director, Head of Investments at JetBlue VenturesRaj SinghManaging Partner, JLL Spark Global Ventures at JLL Spark Global VenturesMorton LinInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITAL
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Also worked at Intel Corporation261
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at Tesla64
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ
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