# Sam Shank: angel investments and portfolio > Sam Shank is an angel. 8 investments on record, latest Nov 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-shank (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sam Shank Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Secondary Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **3643** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 86%** Pitch Sam Shank ## Sam Shank highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds - 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 first **8 appearances** - **2016** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)** US · TechCrunch **$25M** With 36 others - **Mar** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** **$30M** With 19 others - **2015** 1 round - **May** **[Gametime](https://millionrounds.com/company/gametime)** Series A · US **$9.3M** With 10 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Hipcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipcamp)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others - **Feb** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** Secondary · US **$6.0M** With 12 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jul** **[Vamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 24 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 5 others - **May** **[Ostrovok](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostrovok)** Series A · RU · finsmes.com **$14M** With 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 listed **1 in all** **[Vamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamo)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Secondary Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2016 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series A *2* - Secondary *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2016 Often in the room with - [Aayush Phumbhra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aayush-phumbhra) 2 - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2 - [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) 2 - [Glynn Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glynn-capital) 2 - [Lee Linden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lee-linden) 2 - [Passport Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passport-capital) 2 **Pitching Sam Shank?** 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 Shank. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Aayush Phumbhra** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aayush-phumbhra)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Glynn Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glynn-capital)[**Lee Linden** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lee-linden)[**Passport Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passport-capital)[**Rick Marini** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-marini)[**Rony Kahan** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rony-kahan)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Scott Banister** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**Shervin Pishevar** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shervin-pishevar) ## Recently backed The latest companies Sam Shank put money into. [**Periscope Data** $25M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)[**Apartment List** $30M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Sam Shank in their description, not their title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 27 Mar 2020 · 31 min 20VC: How To Solve The Chicken and Egg Problem in Marketplaces? How Important Is Differentiated Supply? How To Prevent Leakage? How to Create Marketplace Defensibility and more with Alyssa Ravasio, Founder & CEO @ Hipcamp With [Alyssa Ravasio](https://millionrounds.com/person/alyssa-ravasio) Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Sam Shank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-shank)[Brad Feld](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-feld) Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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). ## Raising now? 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