Partner
Teddy Himler
Founder & General Partner, Optimist Ventures
- Firm
- Optimist Ventures
- Title
- Founder & General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 29 September 2026
About
Teddy Himler brings 15+ years of experience at Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, Comcast Ventures, and Antler to Optimist Ventures. Throughout his career, Teddy has developed deep insights into global technology trends, business models, and firm-building, with an emphasis on AI, insurance, healthcare, and industrial automation sectors. As a partner at Antler, he played a pivotal role in the firm's growth, helping to establish the global, early-stage venture capital firm as the world's most active investor by deal count. Prior to Antler, Teddy was instrumental in expanding SoftBank's presence in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. In 2018, he served as a Vice President at SoftBank Group International, launching their first NYC office from where he managed assets outside of Softbank's Vision Fund, including Arm, Sprint, Boston Dynamics, and Brightstar, among others.
Background
- Education
- He holds a B.A. degree in Government and Economics from Harvard University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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