Ted Maidenberg

Ted Maidenberg is a Co-founder and Managing Director at Tribe Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm currently managing $2.2 billion in assets under management. Prior to establishing Tribe Capital, he co-founded Social Capital in 2011 alongside Chamath Palihapitiya and Mamoon Hamid, building on a successful sixteen-year investment career. His extensive background also features roles as a Partner at USVP focused on digital media and software, and as a founding member and Director at Time Warner Investments. Maidenberg has backed numerous prominent technology companies across various stages, with his notable portfolio investments including Block, OpenAI, Slack, Carta, Trunk Club, Rippling, and xAI. Having previously earned a business administration degree from Washington University, his current investment focus broadly spans seed to growth-stage technology and cryptocurrency platforms across the healthcare, education, internet, and financial services sectors.