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About
Entrepreneur, technologist, and educator; co-founder and former CTO of Y Combinator-backed Nuvocargo, with prior machine learning and product/engineering leadership roles.
Experience
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard UniversityAffiliatecurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Ministry of AwesomeEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2025 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Endeavor New ZealandBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- NuvocargoCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- NuvocargoCo-Founder and CTO2018 — 2023Greater New York City Area
- SenceStrategic Advisor2025 — 2026New York, NY
- Isolation ProofCo-Founder2018 — 2021Bovina Center, NY
- Red Squirrel TechnologiesSoftware Consultant2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- AscentSoftware Consultant2018 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
- CommonHead of Engineering and Digital Product2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Dev BootcampFounding Team NYC, Instructor, Product Manager2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Chapman TrippLaw Clerk2011 — 2013Auckland, New Zealand
- Project FreedomFounder2010 — 2013Auckland, New Zealand
- The University of AucklandCourse Coordinator2007 — 2012New Zealand
- S&S BlackCo-Founder2007 — 2009Auckland, New Zealand
Skills & more
Intellectual PropertyEntrepreneurshipCritical ThinkingLegal AdvicePublic SpeakingLegal ResearchRubyRuby on RailsSinatraHTMLCSSObject Oriented Design
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Copyright LawPrivate International LawCorporate LawJavaScriptLeadershipRSpecCreative WritingTest Driven DevelopmentLitigationPolicyDispute ResolutionVenture Capital- THX Certified Professional Home Theater 2 — THX Ltd.
- Advanced Associate of Speech New Zealand in Teaching Speech and Drama — Speech New Zealand
- Licensed Private Career School Teacher — New York State Education Department
From Sam's professional profile.
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Chief Marketing Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Bridget Unsworth
Trustee at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Brough Johnson
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Dale Stephens
Trustee + Chair at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Dan Khan
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Dianne Jones
Startup Coach at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Georgia Lee
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Blackman?
- Entrepreneur, technologist, and educator; co-founder and former CTO of Y Combinator-backed Nuvocargo, with prior machine learning and product/engineering leadership roles.
- Where does Sam Blackman work?
- Sam Blackman is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome).
- Where did Sam Blackman go to school?
- Sam Blackman studied at Harvard Law School (Master of Laws - LLM); University of Auckland (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Logic and Computation/Symbolic Systems, Philosophy); University of Auckland (Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - LLB(Hons)).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,595
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Harvard Law School mafia103
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University of Auckland mafia99
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Finn Age HaenselPostgraduate DiplomaFounded Berliner Berg +2Zoar EngelmanPhDFounded Deerfield Catalyst +2Romilly BlackburnBArch (Hons)Founded Whispir +1Benjamin DavisBachelor of Commerce (Hons)Founded Octopus Realestate +1Mat RoweBTechFounded Outset Ventures +1Elizabeth IornsB.Sc (Hons)Founded Transcripta Bio +1
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen mafia84
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David HelgasonPhysicsFounded Unity TechnologiesUlrik B. NielsenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Tidal Therapeutics +1Emil MunkData ScienceFounded Balance +1Christian LanngMasterFounded Beyond Work Holdings +1Mikkel PrechtKandidatgradFounded Ada Ventures +1Mads Emil MatthiesenMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Antag Therapeutics +1
Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome) mafia6
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Law School347
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTracy Van GrackChief Communications Officer at RevolutionSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsRufus KingInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended University of Auckland240
EgilInvestor at InvestinorGiovanni PericoliniInvestor at MedicxiFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpAvantika GuptaPrincipal at Type One VenturesEd BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalJono ManickamAssociate at Square Peg Capital
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Also attended Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen211
David HelgasonUnity co-founder; Partner at TransitionJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesUlrik B. NielsenGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpTaro HizumeGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalClaus AnderssonGeneral Partner at Sunstone Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ministry of Awesome13
Debra HallChair at NZ Growth Capital PartnersDr Lari DkharSenior Investment Analyst at NZ Growth Capital PartnersGraham ScownChief Executive Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)Marian JohnsonElectrify Chairwoman at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)Zach Warder GabaldonChief Innovation Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)Ben ErskineChief Marketing Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
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