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Samir Chokshi

Investor

Member at New York Angels · Venture Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital Llc · Board director at Anaflash

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $1M

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About

Samir Chokshi is a Venture Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital focused on early-stage startups. He brings over 20 years of hedge fund investing experience in public markets and has made more than 30 personal seed-stage investments across digital assets, artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, space, energy, and deeptech sectors since 2017. His background includes M&A and corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell, investment banking at Merrill Lynch, and a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Board director at Anaflash

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Anaflash's investors · 8

L&S Venture CapitalSeoul · $594K – $39M checks · since 2024Lotte VenturesSeoul · since 2022National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2019Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks · since 2024Starbridge Venture Capital LlcWashington · since 2024Stonebridge VenturesSeoul · $743K – $33M checks · since 2024U.S. Air Forcesince 2019We VenturesSeoul · $743K – $19M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Anaflash

SSSeung-Hwan Song
Seung-Hwan SongExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Starbridge Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentWashington, DC
  2. ANAFLASH IncEarly Stage Investor / Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSunnyvale, CA
  3. Personal AccountDigital Asset Investorcurrent2017 — present
  4. New York AngelsMembercurrent2018 — presentNew York, NY
  5. Wall Street Blockchain AllianceMember (Legal, Accounting, Enterprise Working Group and Real Estate Committees)current2018 — presentNew York, NY
  6. Antara Capital LPPartner, Event-Driven Equities2022 — 2025New York, NY
  7. Magara CapitalManaging Partner / Chief Investment Officer2016 — 2018New York, NY
  8. Standard InvestmentsPortfolio Manager2009 — 2016New York, NY
  9. Polygon Investment PartnersPortfolio Manager / Senior Analyst2004 — 2009New York, NY
  10. Sandell Asset ManagementAnalyst2002 — 2004New York, NY
  11. Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Associate2000 — 2001New York, NY
  12. Sullivan & Cromwell LLPCorporate Associate1998 — 2000New York, NY
  13. U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Chief Judge Carl StewartLaw Clerk1997 — 1998New Orleans, LA
  14. Personal Account (2017-2022)Seed-Stage Investments (see links to my investments below - please ignore Linked In provided years)1997New York, NY
  15. MetabobEarly Stage Investor / Advisor1997Palo Alto, CA
  16. Cleo Robotics Inc.Early Stage Investor1997Boston, MA
  17. IC360Early Stage Investor1997Las Vegas, NV
  18. Elysium Therapeutics, Inc.Early Stage Investor1997San Ramon, CA
  19. Vita Inclinata TechnologiesEarly Stage Investor / Advisor1997Broomfield, CO
  20. CloudFrame Inc.Early Stage Investor1996New York, NY
  21. Sharper SenseEarly Stage Investor1996
  22. TireAgentEarly Stage Investor1996New York, NY
  23. AutomotusEarly Stage Investor1996Los Angeles, CA
  24. FuegoEarly Stage Investor1996Miami, FL
  25. Polls for iMessageEarly Stage Investor1996New York, NY
  26. New LabEarly Stage Investor1996Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
  27. ORA Graphene AudioEarly Stage Investor1996Montreal, QC
  28. CadmiumEarly Stage Investor / Advisor1996New York, NY
  29. Veylan MediaEarly Stage Investor / Advisor1996New York, NY
  30. OmniplyEarly Stage Investor1996Montreal, QC
  31. Ash & ErieEarly Stage Investor / Advisor1995Detroit, MI
  32. Edgehog Advanced Technologies Inc.Early Stage Investor1995Montreal, QC
  33. Liquid Diamonds IncEarly Stage Investor1995New York, NY
  34. Community GamingEarly Stage Investor1995New York, NY
  35. ThriveFantasyEarly Stage Investor1995New York, NY
  36. GamerJiEarly Stage Investor1995Ahmedabad

Skills & more

Early-Stage Startups2Hedge Funds27Start-ups12Financial Analysis6Corporate Finance4Corporate Law2Mergers & Acquisitions7Investments47Investment Banking2Legal Analysis4Corporate Governance3Financial Regulation1
+11 moreEquitiesValuationFinancial AccountingPortfolio ManagementWritingCapital MarketsSecuritiesSecurities RegulationFinancial MarketsAlternative InvestmentsFamily Office

Languages Gujarati

From Samir's professional profile.

Deals · 1

AnaflashBoard seat

via Starbridge Venture Capital Llc · filed Apr 2025 · $7.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at New York Angels

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Betsy Cohen
Investor at New York Angels
Carol Curley
Managing Director at Golden Seeds
Cindy Cook
Chair at New York Angels
David Rose
Chairman at New York Angels
Dimitris Economou
Investor at New York Angels
Edith Simchi-Levi
Investor at 97212 Ventures
Huyen Tran
Investor at New York Angels

Frequently asked questions

Who is Samir Chokshi?
Samir Chokshi is a Venture Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital focused on early-stage startups. He brings over 20 years of hedge fund investing experience in public markets and has made more than 30 personal seed-stage investments across digital assets, artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, space, energy, and deeptech sectors since 2017. His background includes M&A and corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell, investment banking at Merrill Lynch, and a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Where does Samir Chokshi work?
Samir Chokshi is Member at New York Angels and Board director at Anaflash.
What check size does Samir Chokshi write?
Samir Chokshi typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
What boards does Samir Chokshi sit on?
Samir Chokshi holds tracked board seats at Anaflash.
Where did Samir Chokshi go to school?
Samir Chokshi studied at Georgetown Law (Doctor of Law - JD, Law); University of Florida (Master of Science - MS / Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting and Finance).

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