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About
Partner who leads investments and serves as sector lead for consumer/retail, TMT and tech-enabled services. Previously a Principal at Silver Lake Partners and an associate at Lightyear Capital. Princeton graduate.
Experience
- Gamut Capital ManagementPartnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York
- DEX ImagingBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentTampa, Florida, United States
- Extreme ReachBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- JPW IndustriesBoard Member2019 — 2022La Vergne, Tennessee, United States
- Silver LakePrincipal2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Lightyear CapitalAssociate2011 — 2014New York, NY
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Analyst2009 — 2011New York, NY
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2008New York, NY
Skills & more
Capital Markets11Private Equity12Valuation8Investment Banking18Investments8Venture Capital7LBO2Financial Modeling6Hedge Funds3Mergers & Acquisitions8Financial Analysis2Equities1
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Due DiligenceCorporate FinanceFrom Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gamut
Alex Fouad
Associate at Gamut
Allyson Alimansky
Partner, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Gamut
Athos Zakou
Executive Officer at Gamut
Brian Gramolini
Principal at Gamut
Dawson Goldsmith
Associate at Gamut
Drew Kobasa
Principal at Gamut
Hunter Thompson
Associate at Gamut
Jack Morrison
Investor at Goldner Hawn
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Powell?
- Partner who leads investments and serves as sector lead for consumer/retail, TMT and tech-enabled services. Previously a Principal at Silver Lake Partners and an associate at Lightyear Capital. Princeton graduate.
- Where does Sam Powell work?
- Sam Powell is Partner at Gamut.
- Where did Sam Powell go to school?
- Sam Powell studied at Princeton University (B.S.E., Operations Research and Financial Engineering); Sidwell Friends School.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University1,103
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Sidwell Friends School35
Andrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionPeter DevlinDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesNicholas AdeyiInvestor at Congruent VenturesNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcCamilo AcostaInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcAliza ReisnerPrincipal at Stripes
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Shared employers
Also worked at Extreme Reach3
Also worked at JPW Industries1
Also worked at Silver Lake183
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesSathya ShanthakumarDirector of Investor Relations at 7wire VenturesNicole HausmanInvestor at CapitalGJessica WongController at Illumina Ventures
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Also worked at Lightyear Capital42
Kari GarberChief of Staff at Shine CapitalMatt PerlmanAdvisory Partner at IA Capital GroupRichard KorhammerManaging Director, Head of Technology at SenaHill PartnersTim WangFounder, Managing Partner at Monolith Venture Advisory LimitedKimberly HilgerSenior Associate at Zone VenturesSarah BerningVice President, Fundraising & Investor Relations at Lightyear
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