Sam Hodges
InvestorFounderAdvisor at Kilonova Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedVouch Β· YCVouch Β· YC
Sam Hodges @hodgessam
After almost eight years running @vouch_group as its CEO Iβm pleased to announce that I have transitioned to become the companyβs Executive Chairman and that weβve named my co-founder @The_HedgeFund as our new CEO. We made this announcement at Camp Vouch, our annual all-company https://t.co/qMN0fXHSVf

May 18, 2026 Β· β₯ 33
Sam Hodges @hodgessam
We know weβre all heading toward Wall-E when Super Bowl ads are either AI or food delivery
Feb 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 8
Sam Hodges @hodgessam
Had fun doing this interview with @EverywhereVC on the work @vouch_group is doing to serve ambitious founders everywhere https://t.co/zCeOvOOIeJ
Dec 17, 2025
Founder/CEO at VouchYC S19
Intro paths
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Sam can intro founders to Vouch's investors below.
Vouch's investors Β· 13
Co-founders at Vouch
Experience
- Vouch InsuranceCo-founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2026 β present
- Vouch InsuranceCo-founder and CEO2018 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Endurance CompaniesCo-founding Partnercurrent2011 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Vellum InsuranceInvestor, Board Observercurrent2022 β present
- Women In FinTech SFBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Corix InsuranceCo-Founder2018 β 2025
- Sora FinanceBoard Member2022 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- RunTitleBoard Member2017 β 2021Austin, Texas, United States
- Funding Circle USCo-founder, Chairman2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Funding Circle USCo-Founder, Managing Director2011 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- The Aspen InstituteFinance Leaders Fellow2016 β 2018Aspen, CO
- U.S. Department of CommerceTrade Finance Advisory Council Member2016 β 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- WorkingPointInterim CEO and Board Member2011 β 2015
- BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media InvestmentsInvestment Manager2010Beijing, China
- SecondMarket, Inc.Vice-President, Business Development2008 β 2010
- First Mark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures / PCM )Associate2007 β 2008Greater New York City Area
- Pequot Capital ManagementAssociate2007 β 2008Greater New York City Area
- Katzenbach Partners LLCSenior Associate2004 β 2007
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Finance
- Stanford UniversityMS, Energy & Environment/E-IPER
- Brown UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations and Economics
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Also attended Brown University301
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Aspen Institute69
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Also worked at BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments6
Also worked at First Mark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures / PCM )30
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Also worked at Katzenbach Partners LLC2
Colleagues at Kilonova Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Sam in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.









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