Where does Sam Fort work?

Sam Fort is Partner at DFJ and Board director at Outreach.

What does Sam Fort invest in?

Sam Fort invests in Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech.

Where did Sam Fort go to school?

Sam Fort studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Pennsylvania (BSE, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering; BA); Fort Worth Country Day (High School).

Sam Fort

Investor

Partner at DFJ · Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) · Board director at Outreach

San Francisco

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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.

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Invests in

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Board director at Outreach

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Outreach's investors · 20

408 VenturesPalo Alto Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks DFJSan Mateo Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks Founders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021 Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2021 Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checks Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021 Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021 Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2018 Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021 Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021 Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2021 Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021

Co-founders at Outreach

Manny MedinaFounder

Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director

Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director

Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director

Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer

Gordon HemptonCo-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer

Wes HatherCo-Founder

Experience

DFJ GrowthPartnercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
TPGAssociate, Technology Investments2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
Morgan StanleyAnalyst, Media & Telecom Investment Banking2004 — 2006New York, NY

Skills & more

Venture Capital33Private Equity9Valuation4Financial Modeling10Corporate Development4Mobile Devices4M&A experience1Corporate Finance5Investments4Start-ups3Strategic Partnerships2Cloud Computing2

+7 more

Business StrategyEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise SoftwareStrategy

From Sam's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AmountArmis (ServiceNow)AvantChef (Progress)Chef SoftwareCylance (Blackberry)DatabookDataRobot DataStaxDataStax (IBM)DutchieEndor LabsFlywheelFormlabsHopin (Bending Spoons)ImmutaModularOosto (Metropolis)OpenAIOutreachPing Identity (Vista Equity)Rho Salt Security Yellowbrick DataYellowbrick Learning

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at DFJ

Allison Sowers

Executive Assistant at DFJ

Angel Duan

Associate at DFJ

Barry Schuler

Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ

Brian Akin

Senior Associate at DFJ

Executive Assistant at DFJ

Jen Kodner

Talent Partner at DFJ

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Fort?: 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.
Where does Sam Fort work?: Sam Fort is Partner at DFJ and Board director at Outreach.
What does Sam Fort invest in?: Sam Fort invests in Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What companies has Sam Fort invested in?: Investments tracked here include Amount, Armis (ServiceNow), Avant, Chef (Progress), Chef Software, Cylance (Blackberry), Databook, DataRobot, DataStax, DataStax (IBM), Dutchie, Endor Labs, and 13 more.
Where did Sam Fort go to school?: Sam Fort studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Pennsylvania (BSE, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering; BA); Fort Worth Country Day (High School).