Neal Sales-griffin
Managing Director at Techstars
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
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.
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Adjunct Professor, McCormick School of Engineering
2016
Board Member
2017
Board Member
2017
Board Member
2017
Share Winter Foundation improves the lives, health, and fitness of youth through skiing and snowboarding.
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.
Venture Partner
2020 - 2022
MATH Venture Partners invests in teams building companies with an unfair advantage in customer acquisition.
Co-Chair, MakeWork Council
2015 - 2020
Faculty Coach
2017 - 2019
CEO
2016 - 2019
CodeNow is a nonprofit focused on teaching under-represented youth to code. They provide free, out-of-school training hosted at local tech
Raised $120,000.00 from Y Combinator.
Education
Bachelor of Science
2005 - 2009