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    Parker Thompson

    Partner at SAX Capital, General Partner at TNT Ventures

    Parker Thompson

    Parker Thompson is a seasoned venture capitalist and angel investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently serves as a Partner at SAX Capital and a General Partner at TNT Ventures.

    Career Highlights

    • Partner at SAX Capital (February 2021 - Present)3
    • General Partner at TNT Ventures (July 2020 - Present)
    • Partner at AngelList (November 2015 - February 2021)2
    • Partner at 500 Startups (March 2013 - September 2015)
    • Director of Business Development and Senior Engineer at Pivotal Labs (2006 - 2013)
    • Co-Founder/CTO of PlaceSite, a location-based social network (2005 - 2006)
    • Data Archivist at Internet Archive (2002 - 2005)

    Education

    • Master's of Information, Intellectual Property Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Information (2002 - 2004)
    • BS Informatics and BA Political Science, University of Washington (1997 - 2002)

    Investments

    Thompson has invested in numerous startups across various sectors, including Pacto, Free Agency, BacklotCars, Lish, Primeloop, Partender, Geekatoo, and OLSET.1 He typically invests in the pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on businesses with great teams working in large markets.1

    Parker Thompson is a respected figure in the venture capital community, known for his expertise in intellectual property law, software development, and startup investing. He is passionate about embracing smart people and enjoys brainstorming and exchanging ideas to drive startup success.

    Highlights

    Today · twitter

    The idea race and party need to align is some exceptionally racist thinking both parties are bought into. Dems feel entitled to votes. Rs believe they’ll never get them.

    If this election gets us past that, it will have been great progress.

    Yesterday · twitter

    He says this to after every election, but usually it’s because he lost.

    Sep 29 · Bloomberg
    Silicon Valley Turns Angel Investing Into a Social Currency - Bloomberg
    Sep 29 · Bloomberg
    Silicon Valley Turns Angel Investing Into a Social Currency - Bloomberg

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    Experience

    Partner at SAX Capital (February 2021 - Present) and General Partner at TNT Ventures (July 2020 - Present)
    Partner at AngelList (November 2015 - February 2021), Partner at 500 Startups (March 2013 - September 2015), Director of Business Development at Pivotal Labs (May 2010 - February 2013), Senior Engineer at Pivotal Labs (May 2006 - April 2010), Co-Founder/CTO at PlaceSite (August 2005 - May 2006), Data Archivist at Internet Archive (2002 - 2005)

    Education

    Master's of Information in Intellectual Property Law and Technology from UC Berkeley School of Information (2002 - 2004), BS in Informatics and BA in Political Science from University of Washington (1997 - 2002)

    Location

    San Francisco Bay Area