Marc Tarpenning - Venture Partner @ Spero Ventures

Overview

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Primary Job Title Venture Partner
Primary Organization
Spero Ventures

Location Redwood City, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Marc Tarpe is based out of Redwood City, California and serves as the Venture Partner of Spero Ventures and also serves as the Board of Director of Wattch. Marc previously served as Co-Founder of Tesla. Marc attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Personal Investments

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Marc Tarpenning

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - Telo Trucks

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Telo Trucks

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Telo Trucks	Yes	Series A - Telo Trucks	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Artelize	—	Seed Round - Artelize	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Hylight	—	Seed Round - Hylight	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mast Reforestation	—	Series A - Mast Reforestation	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Alta Motors	—	Series A - Alta Motors	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tesla	No	Series D - Tesla	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Sora Fuel	Spero Ventures	Yes	Venture Round - Sora Fuel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wattch	Spero Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Wattch	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Corvus Robotics	Spero Ventures	Yes	Series A - Corvus Robotics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Telo Trucks	Spero Ventures	—	Seed Round - Telo Trucks	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wattch	Spero Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Wattch	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Singularity Energy	Spero Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Singularity Energy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Clarity Movement	Spero Ventures	Yes	Series A - Clarity Movement	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Marc Tarpenning

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exit -

Tesla

Marc Tarpenning

has

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Tesla

Tesla Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.

Jobs

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Marc Tarpenning

is the

Venture Partner

Spero Ventures

. Additionally,

Marc Tarpenning

has had

past jobs including

Entrepreneur in Residence

Mayfield Fund

Spero Ventures Venture PartnerJul 2019

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Mayfield Fund	Entrepreneur in Residence	Jul 1, 2008	Oct 1, 2009
Packet Design	Vice President Engineering	2000	2003
NuvoMedia	Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer & Vice President Engineering	Apr 1997	Jun 2000
Gemstar-TV Guide	Vice President Engineering	2000	2000
Tesla	Co - Founder	2003	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Marc Tarpenning

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Wattch

Board Member

Singularity Energy

, and

Member of the Advisory Board

Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology

Wattch Board MemberAug 2025
Singularity Energy Board MemberMay 24, 2022
Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology Member of the Advisory BoardDec 2018
Clearpath Member of the Advisory BoardMar 2016
Innovate Public Schools Member Board Of DirectorsMay 2015
SkyDeck Berkeley AdvisorApr 2015
Greenstart Mentor2011
Fresvii Advisor
Telo Trucks Board Member
Mast Reforestation Board Observer

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