David Samuel
InvestorGeneral Partner at Freestyle Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $1.5M β $3M checks Β· 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 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Toi LabsCo-Founder Chairmancurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Brondell Inc.Founder Chairman2003 β 2010
- Crackle (formerly Grouper)Founder President2003 β 2008
- Spinner.com (Internet Radio Web1.0 Company)Founder, CEO1996 β 2000
- OracleSoftware Engineer1994 β 1996
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology6.1 (EE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering1990 β 1994
- Waterville High School1986 β 1990
Skills & more
Leadership18Management17Venture Capital74Entrepreneurship82Start-ups56Angel Investing23Strategic Partnerships32Product Management23Corporate Development9E-commerce13Product Development9Mobile Devices8
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brondell Inc.1
Also worked at Crackle (formerly Grouper)2
Colleagues at Freestyle Capital
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Dane McDonaldScout
Managing Director at Batshit Crazy Ventures
David WaxmanScout
Partner at TenOneTen Ventures
Jenny LefcourtScout
General Partner at Freestyle Capital
Josh McFarlandScout
Partner at Greylock Partners
Parker BeauchampScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Markd
Michelle McBane
Managing Director at Stand Up Ventures
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