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281 people in our graph share verified history with Al Sambar — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Anne CaillatunlockedAl Sambar: together at Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy (2015–2016)
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About
Al Sambar is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Onfire Health, a patient financing platform designed for functional medicine, longevity, and cash-pay wellness practices. He previously spent 25 years in management consulting focused on retail and consumer industries, and served as a General Partner at XRC Ventures investing in early-stage retail technologies, sustainable commerce, and healthcare companies. Sambar has maintained an active investing career since 2008 and serves as a Venture Partner at XRC Ventures.
Invests in
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Experience
- Onfire HealthChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
- Onfire HealthCo-Founder, President & CROcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- XRC VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentUnited States
- RiseFund LLCManaging Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- Heartland Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2008 — presentCleveland, Ohio, United States
- FillogicBoard Member2024 — 2025
- Recurate | Resale Made EasyStrategic Advisor & Investor2020 — 2025
- Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture StrategyManaging Director, Retail Digital & Innovation Strategy2016 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture StrategyManaging Partner, North America Retail & Consumer2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture StrategyPartner - Leader of Softlines Market Vertical2011 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture StrategyPartner2001 — 2011Greater New York City Area
- Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture StrategyManagement Consultant1994 — 2000Greater New York City Area
- US NavyNaval Officer1987 — 1994
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyFounder / EntrepreneurshipPatient FinancingStrategic PartnershipsHealthcare FintechStrategic Vision1Account Management1Partner Relationship Management1Startup Development1Strategic PlanningBoard Development1Angel Investing1
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Strategic InitiativesAnalytical SkillsVenture InvestingBoard LevelRetailVenture FinancingStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalBusiness InnovationBusiness PlanningSupply Chain ManagementOperations ManagementLanguages English
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Investments
Investor
HILOSMD IntegrationsPod FoodsProper GoodSequencing.comTAGS
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at XRC
Amanda Bell
VP of Public Relations at XRC
Andrew Ross
Senior Advisor and Venture Partner at XRC
Dan Bulteel
Marketing executive for companies such as WPP, adidas, TikTok/ByteDance, & Build A Rocket Boy at XRC
Daphne Carmeli
Founder, Entrepreneur, CEO, Angel Investor, Philanthropist, Advisor and Board Member at XRC
Diana Melencio
Founder & Managing Partner, XRC Ventures
Ed Baklor
Executive leader in guest experience & hospitality at XRC
James Eisenstein
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo TorreSur at XRC
Jodi Goldstein
Innovation leader, board member, founder & investor, Co-Founder of Harvard Innovation Labs at XRC
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Caitlin StrandbergScout
Venture Partner at Red Swan Ventures
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Christian GammillScout
General Partner at Industrious Ventures
Diana MelencioScout
Founder & Managing Partner, XRC Ventures
Andrew Ross
Senior Advisor and Venture Partner at XRC
Dorothy Sumption
Head of Investor Relations at 137 Ventures
Kelly Chen
Investor, Brand Capital Fund at XRC
Investors connected to Al in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Al Sambar?
- Al Sambar is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Onfire Health, a patient financing platform designed for functional medicine, longevity, and cash-pay wellness practices. He previously spent 25 years in management consulting focused on retail and consumer industries, and served as a General Partner at XRC Ventures investing in early-stage retail technologies, sustainable commerce, and healthcare companies. Sambar has maintained an active investing career since 2008 and serves as a Venture Partner at XRC Ventures.
- Where does Al Sambar work?
- Al Sambar is General Partner at XRC.
- What does Al Sambar invest in?
- Al Sambar invests in Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Retail Tech.
- What check size does Al Sambar write?
- Al Sambar typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What companies has Al Sambar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include HILOS, MD Integrations, Pod Foods, Proper Good, Sequencing.com, TAGS.
- Where did Al Sambar go to school?
- Al Sambar studied at US Naval Academy (BS); United States Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science (BS)).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Onfire Health1
Also worked at Fillogic2
Also worked at Recurate | Resale Made Easy3
Also worked at Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy35
Anne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXCarl TremblayOperating Partner at Shine CapitalEmery WaddellGeneral Partner at Vocap PartnersPano AnthosFounder of XRC Ventures, an early-stage venture firm investing in the future of retail and commerceAdam HemmerManaging Director at TSG Consumer PartnersHomd AliAssociate at TSG Consumer Partners
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