Alan E. Salzman

Salzman is married to Tiara Cameron Salzman. In November 2020, the couple bought a mansion in Montecito, California. They also built and donated a library and community center, called the Salzman Library, in Namibia in January 2021.

In 2015, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, had characterized Salzman as a bad faith investor, claiming that Salzman tried to block an early-stage funding round in Tesla, that was vital if the business was to continue to trade. Musk assumed that Salzman wanted to bankrupt Tesla, emerging from the process with control of its assets.

In 1996, Salzman, and Jim Marver, co-founded VantagePoint Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in San Bruno, California which funded tech startups, including MySpace and Flip, before changing its focus to clean energy. VantagePoint manages approximately $4.5 billion of committed capital, including more than $1 billion committed to clean energy technology. In his career, Salzman has been involved with funding more than 300 startup companies including Tesla Motors, BrightSource Energy, Goldwind, Liquid Robotics and Solarcentury.

Alan E. Salzman (born 1953) is an American venture capitalist and managing partner. He is the co-founder, CEO and Managing Partner of VantagePoint Capital Partners, a venture capital firm in the U.S. and an investor in clean technology companies.