Sam Kroonenburg
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder & CEO at A Cloud Guru · Founder Partner at Glitch Capital · 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
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178 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
PaulunlockedSam: together at Cuttable (2024–2026)
×2Sam: together at Curtin University
Sam: together at A Cloud Guru
×3Sam: together at Pluralsight
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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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.NET46C++27C#WPF10WCF11.NET88Software Design53Software DevelopmentAgile Methodologies26Silverlight14ASP.NET MVC7Cloud Computing58
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Object Oriented DesignLINQWeb ServicesMicrosoft SQL ServerWinFormsVisual StudioDesign PatternsScrumFrom Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Glitch Capital
Darren Patterson
Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Fund Manager, Investment Committee Chair and Advisory Committee Member at Alchemy Ventures
Geoff Tarrant
Founder Partner at Glitch Capital
Jo Lanyon
Principal at Glitch Capital
Leigh Jasper
Chairman & Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
Leigh Jasper
Executive Chair at Glitch Capital
Lincoln Easton
Founder Partner at Glitch Capital
Paul Perrett
General Partner at Glitch Capital
Rob Phillpot
Founder Partner at Glitch Capital
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 Founder Partner at Glitch Capital 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
Pluralsight mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Scott D. DorseyBoard MemberFounded High Alpha Capital +2Geraldo RamosDirector of Product ManagementFounded Moises Systems +1Dave BalterHead of Transactions (M&A and Partnerships)Founded Flipside CryptoBen ThompsonAcquisition, GitPrimeFounded GitPrimeMichael ShattuckTechnical Lead / Senior Software EngineerFounded SoonOliver SilversteinSWE InternFounded Opencall
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AirTree Ventures mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
A Cloud Guru mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Glitch Capital mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Curtin University75
Alex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundKaren Serem WaithakaCEO at DOB EquityJohn PearcePartner Emeritus at Underscore VCKaitlyn TregenzaAdvisor at Emmeline VenturesAnn NgFinance Director at SR One Capital ManagementTodd HooperPartner, AI, ML & Software at Acequia Capital (AceCap)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cuttable3
Also worked at Deakin University Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute Advisory Board10
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 StudioPaul HealeyDirector at Boston Multi Family Office
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Also worked at Pluralsight23
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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Also worked at A Cloud Guru7
James CameronPartner at AirTree VenturesDarren AbrahamsonPartner at Bain Capital VentureZach BergerManaging Director at Bain Capital Tech OpportunitiesKatie BullardManaging Director at Insight PartnersJeremiah DalyGeneral Partner at Elephant PartnersJustin TalericoFounder at Automox
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