About
Operator and early-stage investor who spent seven years as an early team member at Hyperloop One, leading product, GTM, partnerships, and fundraising. Now focuses on robotics, industrial automation, digital infrastructure, and energy.
Experience
- CIVInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Watertower VenturesInvestor2024Los Angeles
- Hyperloop One (formerly Virgin Hyperloop One)Lead Economist & Business Strategy2017 — 2023Los Angeles, CA
- Hyperloop One (formerly Virgin Hyperloop One)Business Strategy Intern2015 — 2016Los Angeles, CA
- United States SenateIntern, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship2015Washington D.C.
- BET (BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.)Event Coordination Intern2014Los Angeles, CA
- Sports ExtraCashier2012Bethesda, MD
Skills & more
Venture Capital1Early Stage Investment1Go-to-Market Strategy1Infrastructure ProjectsCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsCorporate FundraisingMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Excel
From Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at CIV
Abhijoy Mitra
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CIV
Andrew Zuckerman
Operating Partner, Creative at CIV
Dan Bell
Head of Ops and Platform at CIV
Jeff Rosenthal
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CIV
Josh Zoffer
Investor/Research at CIV
Mitchell Brady
Investor/Builder at CIV
Patrick Maloney
Co-Founder and CEO at CIV
Stephanie Donner
Operating Partner, Policy, Legal, and Compliance at CIV
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Gansler?
- Operator and early-stage investor who spent seven years as an early team member at Hyperloop One, leading product, GTM, partnerships, and fundraising. Now focuses on robotics, industrial automation, digital infrastructure, and energy.
- Where does Sam Gansler work?
- Sam Gansler is Investor/Builder at CIV.
- Where did Sam Gansler go to school?
- Sam Gansler studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy); UCLA Anderson School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Marketing).
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,020
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management287
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,379
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Shared employers
Also worked at CIV5
Also worked at Watertower Ventures8
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Also worked at Hyperloop One (formerly Virgin Hyperloop One)1
Also worked at United States Senate111
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