Sam Garcia
InvestorPartner at Amplo Ventures
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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70 people in our graph share verified history with Sam β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Brian Bustamante-NicholsonunlockedSam: together at LatinxVC (2023β2026)
Γ6Sam: together at LatinxVC
Γ2Sam: together at Harvard Law School
Γ2Sam: together at Houston Exponential
About
Partner at Amplo since 2018 focused on Seed/Series A companies. He sits on boards including Lightyear, Flume, Kredi, Wizehire, Steno and Axion Ray, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Law School.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolLecturercurrent2025 β present
- Harvard Law SchoolLecturercurrent2023 β present
- Texas McCombs School of BusinessBBA Advisory Committee Board Membercurrent2024 β present
- AmploPartnercurrent2023 β present
- AmploPrincipal2021 β 2023
- AmploSenior Associate2019 β 2021
- AmploAssociate2018 β 2019
- Collective Global ManagementPartnercurrent2023 β present
- Axion RayBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- DoxelBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- LatinxVCBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- StenoBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- TradespaceBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- FlumeBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- KrediBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- WizeHireBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentHouston, Texas, United States
- LightyearBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- Built InExpert Contributorcurrent2020 β present
- Law.comLegal Tech Contributorcurrent2020 β present
- LegalpadBoard Observercurrent2020 β present
- Houston ExponentialEarly Stage Investment Committee Member2020 β 2021
- Knapp Community Care FoundationGrant Management Intern2015Weslaco, Tx
- Sustainable Dairy Goat InitiativeChief Executive Officer (CEO)2014 β 2015Austin, Texas Area
Skills & more
Customer Service23Research4Project Management7Leadership33Management26Microsoft Office9Microsoft Word9PowerPoint7Microsoft Excel10Public Speaking11
From Sam's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AxionCrosby HealthFlumeKredi
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Amplo Ventures
Alec Ross
Partner at Amplo Ventures
Dennis Thankachan
Venture Partner at Amplo Ventures
Ian Carnevale
Design Partner at Amplo Ventures
John Key
Board Partner at Amplo Ventures
Julia Gillard AC
Board Partner at Amplo Ventures
Leymah Gbowee
Board Partner at Amplo Ventures
Peter Sands
Board Partner at Amplo Ventures
Sheel Tyle
Founder and CEO at Amplo Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Sam in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Garcia?
- Partner at Amplo since 2018 focused on Seed/Series A companies. He sits on boards including Lightyear, Flume, Kredi, Wizehire, Steno and Axion Ray, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Law School.
- Where does Sam Garcia work?
- Sam Garcia is Partner at Amplo Ventures.
- What check size does Sam Garcia write?
- Sam Garcia typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- What companies has Sam Garcia invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Axion, Crosby Health, Flume, Kredi.
- Where did Sam Garcia go to school?
- Sam Garcia studied at Harvard Law School (Doctor of Law (JD)); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Honors).
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Also attended Harvard Law School338
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin882
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft
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Shared employers
Also worked at Texas McCombs School of Business15
Adrienne AlexanderOperations at 8VCAva McDonaldMarketing Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersCraig JeppsonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESFrank OpolskiVice President of Accounting at PEARL ENERGY INVESTMENTSBryan StolleManaging Director at Wildcat Venture PartnersAlex DavernOperating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
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Also worked at Collective Global Management5
Also worked at Doxel2
Also worked at Steno7
Tom SmithManaging Partner at Savano Capital PartnersJason FiedlerManaging Partner at Left Lane CapitalPrabhdeep SinghOperating Partner at Armory Square VenturesGreg HongExecutive Officer, Director at StenoDylan RugaExecutive Officer, Director at StenoSean TwerskyVP of Operations and Finance at Sprig
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