San Francisco, US · Partner
Marc Tarpenning
Venture Partner at Spero Ventures
StagesSeries A
BacksLogisticsAutomotive & EVsIndustry 4.0
Latest rounds
- TeloSeries A · $20MSept 2025 · led
- Alta MotorsSeries A · $4.5MOct 2014
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The firm
Spero VenturesVC firm · US0cheques in 12 months8all time3ledquietRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 1
- Disclosed
- $24.5M
- Active
- 2014–25
- TeloSeries A$20MUSLed · +5 investors
Alta MotorsSeries A$4.5MUSJoined · +4 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
- Alta Motors
- DroneSeed
- Tesla
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSingularity Energy, Inc.Directorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTortuga Agricultural Technologies, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingClarity Movement Co.Directorsince 2020
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Tesla Co-founder, Marc Tarpenning
WithMarc Tarpenning
MentionsElon MuskSpero VenturesMartin EberhardSaudi Arabia
About this episode
Marc Tarpenning is Co-founder of Tesla and a venture partner at Spero Ventures . In 2003, Marc and Martin Eberhard saw two signals: GM killed its beloved EV1, and Californians snapped up Toyota’s Prius despite its compromises. They realized the market was ready for an electric car that was better… More on the show's page
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