Sam Hodges
InvestorFounderAdvisor at Kilonova Capital · Founder/CEO at Vouch
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedVouch · YC
Founder/CEO at VouchYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Vouch's investors below.
Vouch's investors · 14
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checks · since 2025Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019Launchpad CapitalOaklandMontage VenturesMenlo Park · $4M checksMS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checksRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2021SiriusPointHamilton · since 2021Socii CapitalSan FranciscoSouth QuadThe FundAustin · $50K – $250K checksVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Vouch
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Travis HedgeFounder
Experience
- Vouch InsuranceCo-founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2026 — present
- Vouch InsuranceCo-founder and CEO2018 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Endurance CompaniesCo-founding Partnercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Vellum InsuranceInvestor, Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- Women In FinTech SFBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Corix InsuranceCo-Founder2018 — 2025
- Sora FinanceBoard Member2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- RunTitleBoard Member2017 — 2021Austin, Texas, United States
- Funding Circle USCo-founder, Chairman2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Funding Circle USCo-Founder, Managing Director2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- The Aspen InstituteFinance Leaders Fellow2016 — 2018Aspen, CO
- U.S. Department of CommerceTrade Finance Advisory Council Member2016 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- WorkingPointInterim CEO and Board Member2011 — 2015
- BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media InvestmentsInvestment Manager2010Beijing, China
- SecondMarket, Inc.Vice-President, Business Development2008 — 2010
- First Mark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures / PCM )Associate2007 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Pequot Capital ManagementAssociate2007 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Katzenbach Partners LLCSenior Associate2004 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital85New Business Development37Small Business Lending16Corporate Development41Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Financial Technology9Strategy99Financial Modeling33Mergers & Acquisitions13Finance19Analytics13
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InvestmentsPortfolio ManagementManagementAlternative InvestmentsPrivate EquityAngel InvestingValuationAcquisition IntegrationDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceTeam LeadershipLBOFrom Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kilonova Capital
Abe Morris
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Anurag Chandra
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Atul Shinde
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Bill Beyer
Advisor at Kilonova Capital
Charles Jolley
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Claire Chauvel
Senior Associate at Kilonova Capital
David Anderman
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Dr. Eric Cole
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Sam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Hodges?
- Advisor at Kilonova Capital
- Where does Sam Hodges work?
- Sam Hodges is Founder/CEO of Vouch and Advisor at Kilonova Capital.
- What companies did Sam Hodges found?
- Sam Hodges founded Vouch.
- Where did Sam Hodges go to school?
- Sam Hodges studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Stanford University (MS, Energy & Environment/E-IPER); Brown University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations and Economics).
Founder mafias
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Stanford University mafia903
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia267
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Brown University mafia114
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Funding Circle mafia7
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Aspen Institute83
Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesChandar LalPartner at Mosaic VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalDavid Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorpGary LauderFounder at Lauder PartnersJoshua BaerFounder & CEO at Capital Factory
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Keith TitanPartner at BDMIUrs CeteManaging Partner at BDMIDaniel BokAssociate at BDMITanya MalkaniAnalyst at BDMIJenny DreierDirector at EQT VenturesBrendan BritsInvestor at BDMI
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Also worked at First Mark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures / PCM )31
Dan KozikowskiPartner at Redpoint VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesLisa XuPartner at Threshold VenturesRick HeitzmannFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalAmish JaniFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalMatt TurckPartner at FirstMark Capital
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