David Samuel
InvestorGeneral Partner at Freestyle Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $1.5M – $3M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Dave Samuel is an MIT-trained engineer and two-time founder/CEO whose Spinner.com (sold to AOL for $320M) and Grouper/Crackle (sold to Sony for $65M) exits inform his hands-on seed-stage operational guidance.
Invests in
Sector Agnostic
Experience
- Freestyle CapitalFounding General Partnercurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Toi LabsCo-Founder Chairmancurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Brondell Inc.Founder Chairman2003 — 2010
- Crackle (formerly Grouper)Founder President2003 — 2008
- Spinner.com (Internet Radio Web1.0 Company)Founder, CEO1996 — 2000
- OracleSoftware Engineer1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Leadership18Management17Venture Capital74Entrepreneurship82Start-ups56Angel Investing23Strategic Partnerships32Product Management23Corporate Development9E-commerce13Product Development9Mobile Devices8
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Jenny LefcourtScout
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Partner at Greylock Partners
Parker BeauchampScout
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Michelle McBane
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Samuel?
- Dave Samuel is an MIT-trained engineer and two-time founder/CEO whose Spinner.com (sold to AOL for $320M) and Grouper/Crackle (sold to Sony for $65M) exits inform his hands-on seed-stage operational guidance.
- Where does David Samuel work?
- David Samuel is General Partner at Freestyle Capital.
- What does David Samuel invest in?
- David Samuel invests in Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does David Samuel write?
- David Samuel typically writes checks of $1.5M – $3M.
- Where did David Samuel go to school?
- David Samuel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6.1 (EE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Waterville High School.
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