Marc Tarpenning
Venture Partner @ Spero Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Marc Tarpenning is a Series A investor at Spero Ventures in San Francisco focused on Renewable Energy and CleanTech. Marc Tarpe is based out of Redwood City, California and serves as the Venture Partner of Spero Ventures and also serves as the Board of Director of Wattch. Marc previously served as Co-Founder of Tesla. Marc attended the University of California, Berkeley.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Marc Tarpenning invests in
Stages Marc Tarpenning invests in
Countries Marc Tarpenning invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$6M
- Series A
- $5M–$36M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $15M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Renewable Energy 4 (25%)
- CleanTech 3 (19%)
- Automotive 3 (19%)
- Electric Vehicle 3 (19%)
- Drones 2 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (38%)
- Seed 5 (31%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (13%)
- Series D 1 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 10 (63%)
- France 1 (6%)
- Denmark 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Corvus Robotics make indoor drones for warehouses Inventorying. They provide an advanced inventory & inspection solution for warehouse and manufacturing facilities. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| Sora Fuel makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy. Sora Fuel combine carbon capture and utilization into a single process, dramatically reducing the amount of energy required to produce SAF, enabling a truly affordable, carbon-negative drop-in solution. | $14.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Telo Trucks manufactures cleverly designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city dwellers and weekend adventurers. | $20M / Series A / Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Wattch is a software development company that offers scalable energy data analytics platforms for the renewable energy industry. It enables observability, intelligence, and control for any renewable energy system. | $6M / Seed / Aug 05, 2025 | ||
| The world of performing arts in one platform. We're using AI aggregated data to create the informational backbone (infrastructure) for the performing arts industry. (IMDb-style) The platform makes this underserved industry more visible and more accessible for millions of fans and professionals worldwide.The AI driven data aggregationpowers a freemium platform (marketplace) for B2C subscriptions plus ticket referral, and B2B Saas tool for arts organizations and artists for enhanced visibility, marketing, and talent discovery. | $1.5M / Seed / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Corvus Robotics make indoor drones for warehouses Inventorying. They provide an advanced inventory & inspection solution for warehouse and manufacturing facilities. | $18M / Series A / Oct 08, 2024 | ||
| Hylight inspects energy infrastructures and provide solutions that makes societies resilient to the effects of climate change. | $3.9M / Seed / Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Telo Trucks manufactures cleverly designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city dwellers and weekend adventurers. | $5.4M / Seed / Mar 13, 2024 | ||
| Wattch is a software development company that offers scalable energy data analytics platforms for the renewable energy industry. It enables observability, intelligence, and control for any renewable energy system. | $3.5M / Jan 11, 2023 | ||
| Wattch is a software development company that offers scalable energy data analytics platforms for the renewable energy industry. It enables observability, intelligence, and control for any renewable energy system. | $3.5M / Seed / Jan 11, 2023 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Spero Ventures
Spero Ventures makes venture investments in the things that make life worth living - wellbeing; sustainability; learning, work, and play.
Spero Ventures Contacts
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Andrew Parker
General Partner
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Brandon Walker
Investor
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Marc Tarpenning
Venture Partner
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Sara Eshelman
Principal
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Shripriya Mahesh
Co-Founder and General Partner
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FAQ
What does Marc Tarpenning invest in?
Marc Tarpenning invests primarily in Renewable Energy, CleanTech and Automotive startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Marc Tarpenning invest in?
Marc Tarpenning typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$6M at Seed, $5M–$36M at Series A and $15M–$20M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Marc Tarpenning's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Marc Tarpenning took part in.
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When did Marc Tarpenning last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Marc Tarpenning closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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