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Neal Sales-Griffin

Managing Director at Techstars

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview

Work Experience

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Techstars

  • Managing Director

    2023 - Current

    Neal Sales-Griffin is an entrepreneur, investor and educator. He co-founded the first coding bootcamp in 2011, and is currently the Managing Director of Techstars accelerator programs across San Francisco (Future of eCommerce powered by eBay), Oakland (powered by J.P. Morgan), and Chicago (city accelerator program). Over the past 4 years, he has made 100+ investments in early-stage technology startups. He also teaches entrepreneurship at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering.

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Northwestern University

  • Adjunct Professor, McCormick School of Engineering

    2016

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Techstars Chicago

  • Managing Director

    2019 - 2023

    I’m excited to help foster innovation within the city to create successful companies that drive more jobs to our community, and hopefully, help more people find meaning and purpose in their work.

MV

MATH Venture Partners

  • Venture Partner

    2020 - 2022

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Co-Chair, MakeWork Council

    2015 - 2020

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CodeNow

  • CEO

    2016 - 2019

Education

Investments

Positive Finance

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $450K

korzo Wealth

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $120K

DubPrime

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

PerformVu

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $380K

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