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
Intro paths
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Outreach's investors below.
Outreach's investors · 19
408 VenturesPalo AltoBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksDFJSan MateoElevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksOperator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checksVista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021
Co-founders at Outreach
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Manny MedinaFounder
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Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
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Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
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Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director
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Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer
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Gordon HemptonCo-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer
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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
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Business StrategyEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise SoftwareStrategyFrom Sam's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AmountArmis (ServiceNow)AvantChef (Progress)Cylance (Blackberry)DatabookDataRobotDataStax (IBM)DutchieEndor LabsFormlabsHopin (Bending Spoons)ImmutaModularOosto (Metropolis)OpenAIOutreachPing Identity (Vista Equity)RhoSalt Security
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues 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), Cylance (Blackberry), Databook, DataRobot, DataStax (IBM), Dutchie, Endor Labs, Formlabs, Hopin (Bending Spoons), and 8 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).
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