Curtis Spencer

General Partner, Co-founder atElectric CapitalPalo Alto

Curtis Spencer is a co-founder and general partner at Electric Capital, focusing on open source, DeFi, AI, and cybersecurity. He previously held CTO roles at Cruxlux and Spool, and was an engineering lead at Facebook.

What Curtis can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Electric Capital writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Cruxlux · CTO
  2. Spool · CTO
  3. Facebook · engineering lead
  4. Electric Capital · General Partner, Co-founder
    Now
  5. ELECTRIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC · General Partner, Co-Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Electric Capital

Focus

defiaicybersecurityopen source developer ecosystems

Also at Electric Capital

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Questions

Who is Curtis Spencer?

Curtis Spencer is a co-founder and general partner at Electric Capital, focusing on open source, DeFi, AI, and cybersecurity. He previously held CTO roles at Cruxlux and Spool, and was an engineering lead at Facebook.

How much does Curtis Spencer invest?

Curtis Spencer invests through Electric Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Curtis Spencer?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Curtis in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Electric Capital backed works better.

What did Curtis Spencer do before Electric Capital?

CTO at Cruxlux; CTO at Spool; engineering lead at Facebook.

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