# David Samuel at Freestyle Capital

> David Samuel, Managing Director - Freestyle Capital Management, LLC at Freestyle Capital. 4 investments on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/david-samuel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# David Samuel

Managing Director - Freestyle Capital Management, LLC i [See the firm →](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)

Latest rounds

- **Cardpool** Seed Jan 2010
- **Syncplicity** Series A · $2.4M Oct 2008
- **Chirp Interactive** Seed Jan 2008

Backs *Construction* *IT Services*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 4 last Jan 2010
- **Filings:** 6 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 4 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 6 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Freestyle Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## The firm

[**Freestyle Capital** VC firm · US **12** cheques in 12 months **159** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 4
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.1M
- **Active:** 2006–10

2010

- [Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardpool) *Seed* *US* Jan 2010 Joined · +19 investors · historical

2008

- [Syncplicity](https://millionrounds.com/company/syncplicity) *Series A* **$2.4M** *US* Oct 2008 Joined · +1 investor · historical
- [Chirp Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirp-interactive) *Seed* *US* Jan 2008 Joined · +4 investors · historical

2006

- [Socializr](https://millionrounds.com/company/socializr) *Seed* **$750k** *US* Jan 2006 Joined · +1 investor · historical

By stage

- Seed **3**
- Series A **1**

What they backed

Construction **1** IT Services **1**

Alongside

- [Alfred Lin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)
- [Andrew Chen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)
- [Chris Sacca *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)
- [Founder Collective *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- [Greylock Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)
- [James Hong *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong)
- [Jay Adelson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-adelson)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [9GAG](https://millionrounds.com/startup/9gag)
- [AdStage](https://millionrounds.com/company/adstage)
- [Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable)
- [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/startup/angellist)
- [BackType](https://millionrounds.com/startup/backtype)
- [BetterUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterup)
- [Boomtown](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomtown)
- [BuildingConnected](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildingconnected)
- [Byliner](https://millionrounds.com/startup/byliner)
- [Camio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/camio)
- [Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cardpool)
- [Chartbeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartbeat)
- [Chute](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chute)
- [Cluster](https://millionrounds.com/company/cluster)
- [Coral](https://millionrounds.com/startup/coral-7)
- [CreatorPlus](https://millionrounds.com/startup/creatorplus)
- [CrowdFlower](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower)
- [Digit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/digit-3)
- [Formspring](https://millionrounds.com/startup/formspring)
- [GiftHealth](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gifthealth)
- [Gizmo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gizmo-4)
- [Glow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/glow-5)
- [GoInstant](https://millionrounds.com/startup/goinstant)
- [Guardly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/guardly)
- [Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/harvest-savings-wealth-technologies)
- [Judo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/judo)
- [Kidlandia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kidlandia)
- [Mint Songs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mint-songs)
- [Myplace](https://millionrounds.com/startup/myplace)
- [Nude Barre](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nude-barre)
- [Patreon](https://millionrounds.com/company/patreon)
- [PicCollage](https://millionrounds.com/startup/piccollage)
- [Recurly](https://millionrounds.com/company/recurly)
- [Ridejoy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ridejoy)
- [Rixty](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rixty)
- [SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/simplegeo)

36 of 68 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Birch Hill Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/birch-hill-equity-partners)** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 3 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Private Equity fund **[Birch Hill Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/birch-hill-equity-partners)** Executive Officer, Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Athais, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Boomtown Network, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 11 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Creation Technologies Inc.** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Freestyle Capital

- [**Dave Samuel** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-samuel)
- [**David Samuel Samuel** Chairman & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-samuel-samuel)
- [**Jenny Lefcourt** Cofounder & Active Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jenny-lefcourt)
- [**Molly Gunderson** Chief Operating Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/molly-gunderson)

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