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Sam Baker

Investor

Vice President at Scale Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M

About

Sam Baker is Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation at Scale Venture Partners, where he has worked for over a decade. He previously spent eight years as an investment associate on the firm's investment team, participating in sourcing and diligence activities across portfolio companies including Locus Robotics, Socure, and Proxy. Before joining Scale, Baker held positions at Tilt (acquired by Airbnb) as a Growth Manager, at Box on the SMB Sales and Strategic Planning & Analysis teams, and at Permal Capital Management in venture capital secondaries. He holds dual degrees in Classics and Psychology from Brown University.

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Experience

  1. Scale Venture PartnersInvestor Relations and Capital Formationcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Scale Venture PartnersPrincipal2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Scale Venture PartnersVice President2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Scale Venture PartnersSenior Associate2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Scale Venture PartnersAssociate2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)Growth2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. BoxStrategic Planning & Analysis2014San Francisco Bay Area
  8. BoxInside Sales2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Glouston Capital Partners (formerly Permal Capital Management)Analyst2011 — 2013Boston, MA
  10. Cambridge Associates, LLCSummer Associate2010Boston, MA
  11. Morgan StanleySummer Analyst2008 — 2009Providence, RI
  12. Baker's Best CateringWaiter, Host, Cashier, Runner, Back of the House2001 — 2008Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Education

  1. Brown UniversityBachelor of Arts: Classics, Psychology
  2. Belmont Hill SchoolMagna Cum Laude

Skills & more

Financial Modeling21Valuation14Due Diligence8Sales Prospecting6Cold Calling3Private Equity5Venture Capital5Microsoft Excel10Salesforce.com6SaaS13Software as a Service (SaaS)2Management2
+2 moreTeam ManagementMentoring

Languages Latin · Spanish

From Sam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Brown University301

Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma

+ 295 more

Also attended Belmont Hill School9

Parker MundtPartner, Platform at Suffolk TechnologiesJay PoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Stage 2 CapitalAndrew BergInvestor at Companyon VenturesLuke O'HareInvestor at Archer GrayDavid KunzManaging Director at Hall Venture PartnersDan LombardManaging Partner at Polaris Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Scale Venture Partners51

Alexander NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture PartnersAriel TseitlinPartner at Scale Venture PartnersAurelia HanAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDamian GardinerSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture Partners

+ 45 more

Also worked at Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)5

Toni AlejandriaEvents + Community at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMike DuboePartner at Greylock PartnersNick DaleySenior Associate at Fin CapitalGhazaleh GhodratiChief of Staff at SDCL Green Energy Solutions EuropeJames J BesharaFounder at James Beshara Fund

Also worked at Box45

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersRory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ

+ 39 more

Also worked at Cambridge Associates, LLC67

Katie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesSarah DouglasAdvisor at CincyTechLindsay MehtaDirector, Investor Relations & Marketing at JMI EquityAmy ZhaoSpecialist Advisor, Web3 at Openspace VenturesEric OssolaInvestment Principal at Red Cell IncubationErika MorganHead of Investor Relations at Signal Peak Ventures

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Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners

A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alexander Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Anika Ayyar
Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Anna Shults Held
Editorial Director at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Aurelia Han
Associate at Scale Venture Partners