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Sam Stein

Founder

Founder at Trigo

Miami, Florida, United States

FoundedTrigo · YC

About

Sam Stein is co-founder and CEO of Trigo, a repeat founder with prior experience in food technology. He worked in finance and private company investing at Citigroup, Virgin Group, and RedBird Capital for approximately eight years, and holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at TrigoYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Trigo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Trigo's investors below.

Trigo's investors · 7

83NorthFour Acres CapitalHetz VenturesRed Dot Capital PartnersTemasekVertex VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Trigo

AWAbe Wheeler
Abe WheelerFounder

Experience

  1. SnapptGeneral Manager, Verification of Rent (VOR)current2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  2. Trigo DataCo-founder & CEO (acquired by Snappt)2022 — 2025
  3. Stein Brothers LLCReal Estate Investor2015 — 2025
  4. Great American Plant Co.Founder & CEO2020 — 2021New York, New York
  5. So Great FoodsCEO2018 — 2021New York, New York
  6. RedBird Capital PartnersInvestment Professional2015 — 2017New York, New York
  7. VirginInvestment Professional2013 — 2015New York, New York
  8. CitiInvestment Banking - Mergers & Acquisitions2011 — 2013New York, New York

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityB.A., Government2008 — 2010
  2. Y Combinator2023

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Enterprise Software1Software Sales1Startups1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Private Equity6TrigoMulti-Family PropertiesManagementResidential Real EstateProperty ManagementFinance
+2 moreUnderwritingFood Manufacturing

From Sam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,230

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,224 more

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Snappt5

Ryan BloomerFounder and Managing Partner at K50 VenturesMike LoretzGeneral Partner at Inertia VenturesNish PatelManaging Partner at Inertia VenturesThomas KraneManaging Director at Insight PartnersKyle NelsonVenture Partner at Interlock Capital

Also worked at Trigo Data1

Cameron SpillerFounder at Soria

Also worked at Virgin11

Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesRupam ShrivastavaAdvisor at Verge HealthTech FundDiana ZhouPartner at NEW VISTA CAPITALAdam AndersManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Anterra CapitalLatif PerachaGeneral Partner at M13Christine ChoiPartner at M13

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Also worked at Citi655

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

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