About
Sam Fort is a Partner at DFJ Growth, which he joined in 2010, focusing on enterprise applications and infrastructure, fintech, and blockchain technology. He previously worked on TPG Capital's technology team investing in late-stage technology companies, and earlier at Morgan Stanley's investment banking team on technology, media, and telecom M&A and IPOs. He holds a BSE in electrical engineering and a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
Sam Fort @samofort
Thrilled to congratulate @clattner_llvm, @iamtimdavis, and the exceptional @Modular team on their agreement to be acquired by Qualcomm. At @DFJgrowth, we backed Modular based on our belief in their mission to solve one of AI's hardest problems: heterogeneous fragmentation https://t.co/60ILmxLEQz
Jun 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 5 Β· β 1
Sam Fort @samofort
Congratulations to @elonmusk, @Gwynne_Shotwell and the incredible @SpaceX team on their historic IPO. An amazing story of vision, grit, and execution built over the past 24 years. It has been an honor for @DFJgrowth to be part of the journey since 2009 and watch one of the https://t.co/xfrXRkjzZb
Jun 12, 2026 Β· β₯ 4 Β· β 2
Sam Fort @samofort
There are always problems on Earth. But there also has to be things that get you excited about the future, that make you glad to wake up in the morning, because you canβt wait to see what happens next. And that's the future @SpaceX wants to bring to you. π https://t.co/PtMJDHRtmj
Jun 12, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- DFJ GrowthPartnercurrent2010 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TPGAssociate, Technology Investments2006 β 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst, Media & Telecom Investment Banking2004 β 2006New York, NY
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- University of PennsylvaniaBSE, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering; BA
- Fort Worth Country DayHigh School
Skills & more
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Business StrategyEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise SoftwareStrategyFrom Sam's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
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Shared employers
Also worked at DFJ Growth14
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Also worked at TPG94
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley843
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Investments
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AmountArmis (ServiceNow)AvantChef (Progress)Cylance (Blackberry)DatabookDataRobotDataStax (IBM)DutchieEndor LabsFormlabsHopin (Bending Spoons)ImmutaModularOosto (Metropolis)OpenAIOutreachPing Identity (Vista Equity)RhoSalt Security
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