Teddy is a Venture Partner at Antler MENAP. He is the Founder and General Partner at Optimist Ventures, a VC firm dedicated to investing in technology sea changes. Prior to Optimist, Teddy was a Partner at Antler and helped establish and co-run the Antler Elevate fund. He served as a Vice President at SoftBank in SF, NY and Jakarta as well as a principal at Comcast Ventures in NY. He started his career in Goldman Sachs' Technology banking group in San Francisco. He is an active angel investor in and supporter of Pakistan and insisted on its inclusion in the Antler MENAP scope.