Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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Sam Teller is Partner of Valor Equity Partners, the leading startup accelerator in Southern California. Sam Co-founded Charlie in 2010, where he led new media strategy for top entertainment, corporate, and political clients, launched new media brands, and made angel investments. Before Charlie, Sam was a member of Barack Obama’s presidential

campaign and inaugural new media team. Earlier, Sam worked at Google, Credit Suisse, The Huffington Post, The Colbert Report, and for Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.

Sam was born and raised in Los Angeles and received a BA from Harvard College, where he was business manager of the Harvard Lampoon.

Number of Investments 6
Sam Teller has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - NOVA on Mar 14, 2024, when NOVA raised
$1.8M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 14, 2024
NOVA
Seed Round - NOVA
$1.8M
Feb 9, 2021
Prefect
Series A - Prefect
$11.5M
Jan 27, 2021
FINESSE
Seed Round - FINESSE
$4.5M
Jan 9, 2020
dot.LA
Seed Round - dot.LA
$4M
Aug 22, 2012
Divshot
Seed Round - Divshot
$80K
Jul 1, 2012
Lua
Seed Round - Lua
$2.5M
Number of Exits 
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Sam Teller has exits. Their most notable exits are Lua and Divshot.
  • Lua Lua specializes in powering HIPAA compliant messaging for the healthcare industry.
  • Divshot Divshot is an HTML5 web hosting platform tailored for performance and developer productivity.
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 3
Sam Teller has 3 current jobs including Partner at Valor Equity Partners, Co-Founder at FabFitFun, and Co-Founder at Charlie. Additionally, Sam Teller has had 3 past jobs including Director, Office of the CEO at The Boring Company.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
The Boring Company
Director, Office of the CEOJan 2017Dec 2019
Tesla
Director, Office of the CEOAug 2014Dec 2019
Launchpad LA
Co-Founder & Managing DirectorSep 1, 2011Aug 2014
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Sam Teller holds 3 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Genvid Technologies, Advisor at Hive Lighting, and Board Advisor at Tradesy.
Number of News Articles 9
Funding RoundMar 14, 2024
NOVA raised $1,750,000 / Seed from Humberto Leon and 2 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 9, 2021
Prefect raised $11,500,000 / Series A from Anthony Goldbloom and 7 other investors
Funding RoundJan 27, 2021
FINESSE raised $4,500,000 / Seed from Alex Roetter and 8 other investors
Funding RoundJan 9, 2020
dot.LA raised $4,000,000 / Seed from Act One Ventures and 60 other investors
NewsJun 10, 2013