Fundraising Fox
Sam Ellis
Former Partner at Scout Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
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Experience
- Justified CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- Various CompaniesSeed Investor2021 — 2025New York, United States
- WPMCManaging Partner2020 — 2025
- Scout VenturesPartner2021 — 2022
- Point72Quantitative Developer2019 — 2020New York, New York
- DutchieTechnical Co-Founder2017 — 2019Greater Bend Area
- Tend.aiSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017
- USCYBERCOMSoftware Developer2013 — 2016
- MITREIntern (Operations Research and Computer Vision)2012
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)EntrepreneurshipHuman RightsAlgorithmic TradingQuantitative ResearchPolice PsychologyData Analysis12Full-Stack Development11Optimization5Computer Vision7Leadership21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Ellis?
- Managing Partner at WPMC
- What check size does Sam Ellis write?
- Sam Ellis typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- Where did Sam Ellis go to school?
- Sam Ellis studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (Bachelor's degree, Operations Research & Applied Statistics); Northwestern University (Master's degree, Industrial Engineering).
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