Marc Tarpenning

Director/Board Member at

The Nueva School

Finance

Technology Services

Consumer Services

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Marc Tarpenning was the founder of Tesla, Inc. (2003) and held the title of Vice President-Engineering.
Current jobs include Director at Clarity Movement Co., Director at Singularity Energy, Inc., Trustee at The Nueva School, Venture Partner at Spero management company LLC since 2019, Advisor at Tau Ventures LLC, and Advisor at Impact Science Ventures.
Former jobs include Principal at Textron Financial Corp.
and Vice President-Engineering at Packet Design, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, conferred in 1985.

Marc Tarpenning active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Nueva School The Nueva School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an independent school serving gifted students and emphasizing integrated studies, arts, and social-emotional learning	Director/Board Member	-
Clarity Movement Co. Clarity Movement Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides wearable air quality monitor	Director/Board Member	-
Spero Ventures LLC Spero Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spero Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the field of technology sector. It participates in seed and early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 4 million and transaction size of USD 3 - 10 million. It acts as a lead or co-lead investor. The firm also makes follow-on investments.	Private Equity Investor	01/07/2019
Singularity Energy, Inc. Singularity Energy, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Develops data-driven carbon intelligence platform	Director/Board Member	-
Impact Science Ventures Impact Science Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Impact Science Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of energy, materials, manufacturing and agriculture sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital transactions.	Consultant / Advisor	-
Tau Ventures LLC Tau Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tau Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare, enterprise and automation. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of Marc Tarpenning

Companies	Position	End
Textron Financial Corp. Textron Financial Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a financing subsidiary/special purpose entity	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
TESLA, INC.	Founder	-
Packet Design, Inc. Packet Design, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops and markets network solutions	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-

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Private companies	10
Textron Financial Corp. Textron Financial Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a financing subsidiary/special purpose entity	Finance
Packet Design, Inc. Packet Design, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops and markets network solutions	Technology Services
Tesla, Inc. Tesla, Inc. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Designs, manufactures, sells and leases electric vehicles & solar energy generation and storage systems	Consumer Durables
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Nueva School The Nueva School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an independent school serving gifted students and emphasizing integrated studies, arts, and social-emotional learning	Consumer Services
Clarity Movement Co. Clarity Movement Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides wearable air quality monitor	Technology Services
Spero Ventures LLC Spero Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spero Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the field of technology sector. It participates in seed and early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 4 million and transaction size of USD 3 - 10 million. It acts as a lead or co-lead investor. The firm also makes follow-on investments.	Finance
Singularity Energy, Inc. Singularity Energy, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Develops data-driven carbon intelligence platform	Technology Services
Tau Ventures LLC Tau Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tau Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare, enterprise and automation. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Finance
Impact Science Ventures Impact Science Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Impact Science Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of energy, materials, manufacturing and agriculture sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital transactions.	Finance