TenOneTen Ventures
Early-Stage VC · Los Angeles · ~$200M AUM
Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin
Talent Partner
Executive Recruiting · Talent
From Los Angeles, California
Todd Gitlin is the Talent Partner at TenOneTen Ventures and Managing Partner & Founder of Safire Partners, a premier executive search firm serving emerging technology companies with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Founded in 2006 and named after Todd's grandfather Steve Safire (who relocated from New York to LA in the 1940s), Safire Partners has a 25-person team completing ~100 searches per year. Todd has personally completed over 800 executive search assignments since 1999, placing CFOs, CTOs, and other C-suite executives at VC-backed companies. At TenOneTen, Todd has invested in 48 portfolio companies and advises many others on hiring strategy, organizational design, and talent acquisition. He also serves as a mentor at Mucker Capital.
Career Timeline
TenOneTen VenturesCurrent
Talent Partner
~2013–Present
Invested in 48 portfolio companies
Safire PartnersCurrent
Managing Partner & Founder
2006–Present
25-person team; ~100 searches/year; NY + LA
Executive Search (SoCal firm)
Executive Recruiter
2002–2006
Executive Search (first firm)
Recruiter
1999–2002
Recruited CFOs for pre-IPO VC-backed companies
Education
Chico State University(1999)
Notable Investments
Writings & Appearances