Sam Austin
InvestorPrincipal — Endurance at Energize Ventures · Principal — Endurance at Energize Capital
Greater Chicago Area
About
Sam is a principal on Energize's Endurance team, working on thesis development, sourcing and evaluating investments, and portfolio value creation. He previously spent five years at True Wind Capital evaluating industrial technology investments, and earlier held roles as Co-CFO at Active Interest Media, investor at Wind Point Partners, and investment banker at Citi. He holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
Experience
- Energize CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- W Energy SoftwareBoard Member2023 — 2026
- AIA Contract DocumentsBoard Member2022 — 2026
- True Wind CapitalVice President2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Active Interest MediaCo-CFO2020 — 2021Chicago, IL
- Wind Point PartnersSenior Associate2017 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- CitiInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Hop and ShakeCo-Founder2013 — 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
Education
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA in International Studies, Minor in Latin American Studies
- Latin School of Chicago
Skills & more
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
From Sam's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University196
Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at True Wind Capital1
Also worked at Active Interest Media1
Also worked at Wind Point Partners7
Chris JosephInvestment Advisory Partner at Poplar VenturesAndy DunnFounding Partner at Red Swan VenturesJ.C. WetzelInvestor at Thompson Street Capital PartnersAlex WashingtonManaging Director at Wind Point PartnersMike HuffCo-Chair and Former Chief Executive Officer, Ascensus Specialties at Wind Point PartnersRob KingFormer Chief Executive Officer, Cytosport Inc. at Wind Point Partners
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Also worked at Citi639
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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Colleagues at Energize Ventures
Aaron Donenberg
Portfolio Finance Associate at Energize Ventures
Agustina Soriano Sergi
Senior Associate — Ventures at Energize Ventures
Alan Glass
Partner — Co-Head of Endurance at Energize Ventures
Ana Hugener
Principal — Ventures at Energize Ventures
Anson MacKinney
Senior Associate — Ventures at Energize Ventures
Becks Bondi
Director of Operations at Energize Ventures
Chloe Bierut
Community & Events Manager at Energize Ventures
Chris Bozzetti
Controller at Energize Ventures































