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Sam Korman

Investor

Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners

United States

About

Sam Korman grew up in the Bay Area and spent part of high school in China. He graduated summa cum laude from Middlebury College with a B.A. in International Politics and Economics and a distinction in Chinese, and is fluent in Mandarin. He works with founders and companies at PeakSpan Capital Partners.

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Experience

  1. PeakSpan CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PeakSpan CapitalAnalyst2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. OpkeyObserver - Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  4. NectarObserver - Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  5. PeakSpan CapitalSummer Analyst2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Aegis VenturesVenture Analyst Intern2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  7. defy.vcResearch2020
  8. Plug and Play Tech CenterResearch2019Beijing, China

Education

  1. Middlebury CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, International Politics and Economics | Chinese
  2. Phillips Academy
  3. School Year Abroad (SYA)

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel2Chinese7

Languages Chinese (Simplified, Traditional)

From Sam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Middlebury College118

Alex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark CapitalJeff DoranInvestor at Spark CapitalTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesBriehan BurkeGeneral Partner at Keen Venture Partners

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Also attended Phillips Academy87

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesClay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftLauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsParag KhandelwalInvestor at Spectrum Equity

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Also attended School Year Abroad (SYA)7

Cliff BersaniInvestor at Mucker CapitalElla SteinhilberAssociate at Volition CapitalGregInvestor at Quorum Capital PartnersCollier SearlePrincipal at Battery VenturesAustin Nalen SproleDirector at Wittington VenturesTeddy JungreisVenture Partner at Predictive VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at PeakSpan Capital29

Phil DurCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersJay LanceCFO & CCO at PeakSpan Capital PartnersSanket MerchantPartner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersKyle ReitingerPrincipal at PeakSpan Capital PartnersDina RaabController at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Also worked at Opkey3

Sanket MerchantPartner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersYaseen AbdulridhaVice President at PeakSpan Capital PartnersCharlie ReinkemeyerAssociate at PeakSpan Capital Partners

Also worked at Nectar3

Phil DurCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersCharlie ReinkemeyerAssociate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersGregg ScoresbyFounder and Managing Partner at PHX Ventures

Also worked at Aegis Ventures11

Murray BrozinskyPartner at Aegis VenturesJohn NoseworthyChairman, Aegis Digital Consortium & Venture Partner at Aegis VenturesBunny EllerinChief Ecosystem Officer at Aegis VenturesBecca LaFondChief Partnerships Officer at Aegis VenturesMohona PaulChief of Staff at Aegis VenturesNazar Al JassarDirector, Corporate Development at Aegis Ventures

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Colleagues at PeakSpan Capital Partners

Alex Page
Executive Assistant at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Alexis Johnson
Office Manager at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Andrew Bartusiak
Senior Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Brooks Reed
Analyst at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Cassie Alexe
Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Celia Smith
Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Charlie Reinkemeyer
Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Chase Goree
Senior Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners