Sam Kroonenburg
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder & CEO at A Cloud Guru · Venture Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures · Venture Partner at AirTree Ventures · Founder at Cuttable
Australia
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedA Cloud Guru$2BCuttable
About
Sam Kroonenburg is CEO and Co-Founder of Cuttable, an automated content creation platform that uses AI and automation to enable marketers to develop full campaigns efficiently. He previously co-founded A Cloud Guru, an online learning platform that has served over 4 million individual users and more than 4,000 organizations in cloud computing education. Kroonenburg also serves as a Venture Partner at AirTree and SecondQuarter Ventures, advising early-stage technology companies.
Founder at Cuttable
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Co-founders at Cuttable
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Edward RingFounder
Founder & CEO at A Cloud Guru
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Experience
- CuttableCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- CuttableCo-Founder & Executive Chairman2023 — 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Glitch CapitalFounder Partnercurrent2025 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- SecondQuarter VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- AirTreeVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2020 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Deakin University Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute Advisory BoardAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- PluralsightExecutive Strategic Advisor2022 — 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- A Cloud GuruCEO & Founder2015 — 2022Melbourne, Australia
- Kiandra ITSoftware Development Manager2013 — 2016Melbourne, Australia
- Kiandra ITSoftware Development Lead2010 — 2013Melbourne, Australia
- Microsoft CorporationSoftware Design Engineer2009 — 2010
- Microsoft CorporationSoftware Design Engineer2006 — 2008
- Australian Defense IndustriesStudent Internship2005
Skills & more
ASP.NET45C++26C#99WPF10WCF11.NET88Software Design53Software Development99Agile Methodologies26Silverlight14ASP.NET MVC7Cloud Computing58
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Object Oriented DesignLINQWeb ServicesMicrosoft SQL ServerWinFormsVisual StudioDesign PatternsScrumWeb ApplicationsSoftware EngineeringWeb DevelopmentSoftware Project ManagementFrom Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at SecondQuarter Ventures
Andrew Sypkes
Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
Britt Mazerolle
Investment Manager at SecondQuarter Ventures
David Moss
Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
David Tarascio
Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
Dean Nathanson
Investor at SecondQuarter Ventures
Furkhan Wahab
Finance Manager at SecondQuarter Ventures
Ian Beatty
Managing Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
Laura Tucker
Executive Assistant at SecondQuarter Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Kroonenburg?
- Sam Kroonenburg is CEO and Co-Founder of Cuttable, an automated content creation platform that uses AI and automation to enable marketers to develop full campaigns efficiently. He previously co-founded A Cloud Guru, an online learning platform that has served over 4 million individual users and more than 4,000 organizations in cloud computing education. Kroonenburg also serves as a Venture Partner at AirTree and SecondQuarter Ventures, advising early-stage technology companies.
- Where does Sam Kroonenburg work?
- Sam Kroonenburg is Founder & CEO of A Cloud Guru and Venture Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures and Founder at Cuttable.
- What check size does Sam Kroonenburg write?
- Sam Kroonenburg typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Sam Kroonenburg found?
- Sam Kroonenburg founded A Cloud Guru, Cuttable.
- Where did Sam Kroonenburg go to school?
- Sam Kroonenburg studied at Curtin University (Software Engineering).
Founder mafias
AirTree Ventures mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Pluralsight mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
A Cloud Guru mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Glitch Capital mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Curtin University38
Alex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundJohn PearcePartner Emeritus at Underscore VCKaitlyn TregenzaAdvisor at Emmeline VenturesAnn NgFinance Director at SR One Capital ManagementTodd HooperPartner, AI, ML & Software at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Silvia GhonataOperations, Director at TRIREC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cuttable3
Also worked at Deakin University Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute Advisory Board6
Andrew LaiManaging Director - Boab AI at ArtesianDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty VenturesFelix HongVP Engineering at Botrista Technology, Former Engineering Site Lead at Google Nest at Taiwan Global AngelsSoraya BornazTechnology Specialist at Underground VenturesMichelle XuSenior Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne Innovation StudioKayne HarwoodExecutive Director, Climate Finance at Save the Children Global Ventures
Also worked at Pluralsight12
Scott D. DorseyInvestor at High AlphaDave BalterInvestor at True VenturesPorntepp UngivchianPartner at Signal Peak VenturesSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCBonita C. StewartCofounder and Managing Partner at BAG VenturesLei ZhangInvestor at Walnut Venture Associates
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