# SAM LESSIN: portfolio, investments and team > SAM LESSIN is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Dec 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-lessin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # SAM LESSIN Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Feb 2025, closing $64M. Last cheque observed Dec 2024. Email VC firm Quiet Last fund $64M, Feb 2025 Seed Follow SAM LESSIN and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fsam-lessin) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record Since the last cheque **698** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$33M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 82%** Pitch SAM LESSIN ## SAM LESSIN highlights - 01 13 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series C: 85% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-02 From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances** - **2024** 1 round - **Dec** **Riverside** Series C · IL · TechCrunch **$30M** With 3 others - **2017** 1 round - **Mar** **[MasterClass](https://millionrounds.com/company/masterclass)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$35M** With 8 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[PicnicHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/picnichealth)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 15 others - **Jan** **[Even](https://millionrounds.com/company/even)** Seed **$1.5M** With 12 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Flynn](https://millionrounds.com/company/flynn)** Seed **$1.3M** With 6 others - **Aug** **[Mavrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/mavrx)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jul** **[Sendbloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendbloom)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 19 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[MakerBot](https://millionrounds.com/company/makerbot)** Growth · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Birchbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/birchbox)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 7 others - **2010** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 27 others - **Oct** **[Birchbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/birchbox)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 12 others - **May** **[Venmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/venmo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[Faction Skis](https://millionrounds.com/company/faction-skis)** Seed · CH **Undisclosed** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named** KC **Kevin Colleran** Managing Director i Filing they signed SL **Sam Lessin** Managing Director i Filing they signed WQ **William Quist** Managing Director i Filing they signed We also hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Bought by [Daum Kakao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daum-kakao) **Undisclosed** May 2015 **[MakerBot](https://millionrounds.com/company/makerbot)** Bought by Stratasys **$403M** Jun 2013 **[Venmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/venmo)** Bought by Braintree **$26M** Aug 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. Latest fund on file **$64M** raised in Feb 2025 From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$33M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2024 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *9* - Series C *2* - Growth *1* - Series A *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 5 - [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) 4 - [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) 3 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 3 - [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) 3 - [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 3 **Pitching SAM LESSIN?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as SAM LESSIN. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Slow Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Lerer Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Betaworks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Dustin Moskovitz** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dustin-moskovitz)[**Forerunner Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Gary Vaynerchuk** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) ## Recently backed The latest companies SAM LESSIN put money into. [**MasterClass** $35M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/masterclass) ## Quick answers about SAM LESSIN ### What does SAM LESSIN invest in? SAM LESSIN invests most often at Seed and Series C (85% of the rounds on record). ### How active is SAM LESSIN? 13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2024. ### What has SAM LESSIN invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Riverside (Series C, Dec 2024) and MasterClass (Series C, Mar 2017). ### How big are SAM LESSIN's cheques? The median round it joins is $33M. ### Does SAM LESSIN lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does SAM LESSIN invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%), Israel (9%) and Switzerland (9%). ### Is SAM LESSIN investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2024. ### Who does SAM LESSIN invest alongside? 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