Rob Freelen
InvestorManaging Director and Investing Partner at Sozo Ventures
About
Rob Freelen is a Managing Director and investing partner at Sozo Ventures, which he joined in September 2022. He co-founded the fintech company Turbine Finance and previously served as Silicon Valley Bank's Head of Venture Capital Relationship Management, where he advised SVB Capital's Fund-of-Funds and managed relationships with top US venture firms. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Whitman College, is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 29), and has lectured on venture capital and venture lending at UCLA, USC, and Stanford.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Investments
Board seats
Atomic MachinesCarbon RoboticsHaus Labs by Lady GagaMercy BioanalyticsTurbine Finance
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Sozo Ventures
Aantorik Ganguly
Associate at Sozo Ventures
Alaina N. Watts
Assistant Controller at Sozo Ventures
Bob Roe
VP, Narrative Development at Sozo Ventures
Charles A.D. Kern
Analyst at Sage Capital
Clay Gary
Venture Partner at Sozo Ventures
Edwin Ong
Chief of Staff at Sozo Ventures
Elena Winefeld
CFO at Sozo Ventures
Jack Freeman
Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rob Freelen?
- Rob Freelen is a Managing Director and investing partner at Sozo Ventures, which he joined in September 2022. He co-founded the fintech company Turbine Finance and previously served as Silicon Valley Bank's Head of Venture Capital Relationship Management, where he advised SVB Capital's Fund-of-Funds and managed relationships with top US venture firms. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Whitman College, is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 29), and has lectured on venture capital and venture lending at UCLA, USC, and Stanford.
- Where does Rob Freelen work?
- Rob Freelen is Managing Director and Investing Partner at Sozo Ventures.
- What boards does Rob Freelen sit on?
- Rob Freelen holds tracked board seats at Atomic Machines, Carbon Robotics, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, Mercy Bioanalytics, Turbine Finance.








