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Sam Cahoon

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Fund Accounting Manager at Mainsail Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Sam Cahoon joined Mainsail Partners in 2025, where he works with the Senior Director of Finance and the Finance Team on financial statement preparation and reporting for the firm's investment funds. He was previously an Engagement Manager at Standish Management, handling financial reporting and fund administration for venture capital and private equity firms. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of San Francisco and is a licensed CPA in California.

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Experience

  1. Mainsail PartnersFund Accounting Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Standish Management, LLCEngagement Manager2024 — 2025
  3. Standish Management, LLCFund Controller2022 — 2024
  4. Boston PropertiesSenior Property Accountant2021 — 2022
  5. Ballast InvestmentsProperty Accountant2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Tax Supervisor2018 — 2019
  7. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Senior Tax Accountant2016 — 2018
  8. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Staff Tax Accountant2013 — 2016

Education

  1. Golden Gate UniversityMaster’s Degree - In Process, Taxation
  2. University of San FranciscoBachelor's Degree, Accounting2009 — 2013
  3. American School in JapanHigh School2006 — 2009

Skills & more

Fund AdministrationFinancial AuditsReal EstateTax AccountingProperty AccountingPrivate EquityFund AccountingVenture CapitalPartnership AccountingMicrosoft Office9Microsoft Excel10PowerPoint3
+12 moreMicrosoft WordFinancial AnalysisTeamworkTime ManagementFinancial AccountingFinancial ReportingQuickBooksBank ReconciliationGeneral LedgerIncome TaxAccountingTax

Languages English · Japanese

  • Certified Public Accountant — California Board of Accountancy

From Sam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Golden Gate University27

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersSamantha ChoPartner, Accounting at Lux CapitalLaura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersDavid HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures

+ 21 more

Also attended University of San Francisco51

Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftCarmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 VenturesEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesBarmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesCara Brennan AllamanoAdvisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo VenturesLuis Gutiérrez RoyPartner at Inovia Capital

+ 45 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Standish Management, LLC26

Rachel AndersonInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBrett RippergerDirector, Investor Reporting & Business Analytics at Sapphire VenturesBonnie KomarController at Ballistic VenturesJason KingChief Financial Officer at ConvergeBecky CooperChief Financial Officer at DBL PartnersChristine BetarFund Controller at Headline

+ 20 more

Also worked at Boston Properties1

Ryan O’ConnorSenior Associate, Emerging Technology at Suffolk Technologies

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Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners
Bashir Abdallah
Vice President, Product at Mainsail Partners