Teddy Blank is a partner at First Star Ventures who previously co-founded Tempo and led sales at Symphony Commerce. He began his career as an analyst at Accenture and holds an MBA from Harvard University.

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Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
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Career

  1. Accenture · analyst
  2. Symphony Commerce · led Sales and BD
  3. Tempo · co-founder
  4. First Star Ventures · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Tempo

Investments named in public bios

ZanskarThroneFytoBlumen Systems

Focus

deep techearly-stageenergyfoodhealthcomputing

Education

Harvard University, MBAAmherst College, BA

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Who is Teddy Blank?

Teddy Blank is a partner at First Star Ventures who previously co-founded Tempo and led sales at Symphony Commerce. He began his career as an analyst at Accenture and holds an MBA from Harvard University.

How much does Teddy Blank invest?

First Star Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Teddy Blank?

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

What did Teddy Blank do before First Star Ventures?

analyst at Accenture; led Sales and BD at Symphony Commerce; co-founder at Tempo.

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