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Neal Sáles-Griffin

Managing Director at Techstars in San Francisco, Oakland, and Chicago

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

2023

  • Managing Director

    2023

    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.

  • Adjunct Professor, McCormick School of Engineering

    2016

  • Board Member

    2017

  • Board Member

    2017

  • Board Member

    2017

2019 - 2023

  • 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.

2020 - 2022

  • Venture Partner

    2020 - 2022

  • Co-Chair, MakeWork Council

    2015 - 2020

  • Faculty Coach

    2017 - 2019

2016 - 2019

  • CEO

    2016 - 2019