Investor

Sam Shank

Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries ASecondary

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque3643days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$28MRounds led0 of 8Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Sam Shank

Sam Shank highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2016

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    Periscope DataUS · TechCrunch$25MWith 36 others
  3. Mar
    Apartment List$30MWith 19 others
  4. 2015

    1 round

  5. May
    GametimeSeries A · US$9.3MWith 10 others
  6. 2014

    2 rounds

  7. Sept
    HipcampSeed · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  8. Feb
    Apartment ListSecondary · US$6.0MWith 12 others
  9. 2013

    1 round

  10. Jul
    VamoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 24 others
  11. 2011

    2 rounds

  12. Oct
    LiftopiaVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 5 others
  13. May
    OstrovokSeries A · RU · finsmes.com$14MWith 14 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

VamoBought by AirbnbUndisclosedSept 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sam Shank. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Aayush PhumbhraAngel2rounds togetherAccelVC firm2rounds togetherDave MorinVC firm2rounds togetherGlynn Capital ManagementVC firm2rounds togetherLee LindenVC firm2rounds togetherPassport CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherRick MariniVC firm2rounds togetherRony KahanAngel2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds togetherScott BanisterAngel2rounds togetherShervin PishevarAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sam Shank put money into.

Periscope Data$25M · Nov 2016Apartment List$30M · Mar 2016

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sam Shank in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sam Shank

What does Sam Shank invest in?

Sam Shank invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is Sam Shank?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2016.

What has Sam Shank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Periscope Data (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016) and Apartment List (Mar 2016).

How big are Sam Shank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

Does Sam Shank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sam Shank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Russia (14%).

Is Sam Shank investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2016.

Who does Sam Shank invest alongside?

Most often Aayush Phumbhra (2 rounds together), Accel (2 rounds together) and Dave Morin (2 rounds together).

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