Investing Profile

Marc Tarpenning

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Venture Partner at Spero Ventures
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Current Investing Position
Spero Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
8
Current Fund Size
$100M

Marc Tarpenning is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Marc Tarpenning's Investments On Record (8)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Hylight
SeedApr 2024$4M
$4M
Telo Trucks
SeedMar 2024$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Ali Partovi (Neo)
Wattch
Series UnknownJan 2023$4M
$4M
Singularity Energy
SeedMay 2022$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Sameer Reddy (Energy Impact Partners), Micah Kotch (Blackhorn Ventures)
Mast Reforestation
Series ASep 2021$36M
$41M
Co-investors: Jay Zaveri (Social Capital), Ashley Mayer (Coalition Operators), Luigi Bajetti (LombardStreet Ventures), David E. Weekly (Mexican.vc), Chris DeVore (Founders' Co-op), Rob Veres, Tobias Lutke
Clarity Movement
Series AMar 2020$5M
$17M
Co-investors: Cyril Ebersweiler (SOSV), Ramanan Raghavendran (AMASIA)
Alta Motors
Series AOct 2014$13M
$40M
Co-investors: Hector Sepulveda (Nazca Ventures)
Tesla
Series DMay 2007$45M
$570M
Co-investors: Barry Schuler (DFJ), Grant Newlin (Newlin), Jim Marver (VantagePoint Capital Partners), Grant Newlin, Konstantin Othmer, Elon Musk

most interested in

• Personal transportation using energy other than oil • Primary education • Energy storage • Urban farming • Decentralized utilities • Large-scale water desalinization • New nuclear technologies • Government policy on energy, education, transportation and water