Spencer Farrar

Spencer Farrar

Partner atTheory VenturesCalifornia

Spencer Farrar is a Partner at Theory Ventures who invests in innovative technologies. He previously worked on an options trading platform and invested at a US $4b asset manager.

What Spencer can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Theory Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. US $4b asset manager
  2. Theory Ventures · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

InitiaAlliumSuperlinkedSail Research

Focus

innovationnew technologies

Education

University of California, Berkeley

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Questions

Who is Spencer Farrar?

Spencer Farrar is a Partner at Theory Ventures who invests in innovative technologies. He previously worked on an options trading platform and invested at a US $4b asset manager.

How much does Spencer Farrar invest?

Spencer Farrar invests through Theory Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Spencer Farrar?

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

What did Spencer Farrar do before Theory Ventures?

US $4b asset manager.

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