# Sam Blond, Co-Founder, CEO > Sam Blond, Co-Founder, CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Sam Blond Co-Founder, CEO at [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Founders Fund - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=sam-blond)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=sam-blond) ## The firm [**Founders Fund** VC firm · US **161** cheques in 12 months **1120** all time **42** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Causal](https://millionrounds.com/startup/causal) ## Also at Founders Fund - [**Peter Thiel** Partner *93 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-thiel-2) - [**Brian Singerman** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-singerman) - [**Bruce Gibney** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-gibney) - [**Ken Howery** U.s. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-howery) - [**Trae Stephens** Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/trae-stephens) - [**Delian Asparouhov** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov) - [**Geoff Lewis** Team *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/geoff-lewis-2) - [**Scott Nolan** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 14 Jul 2026 · 1h 10m Uncapped #54 | Sam Blond from Monaco With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) About this episode Sam Blond is the co-founder and CEO of Monaco, an AI-native revenue automation platform built to replace the CRM as the system of record for sales. Before Monaco, Sam was a Partner at Founders Fund and before that one of the most accomplished go-to-market executives in the tech industry, having… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 1 Jul 2026 · 1h 12m SaaStr 865: The Agents #008: Agents Are Merging, Not Multiplying. Plus, Sam Blond on Why Outbound Isn't Dead. With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode SaaStr 865: The Agents #008: Agents Are Merging, Not Multiplying. Plus, Sam Blond on Why Outbound Isn't Dead. Everyone told you the future is 100 specialized agents, one for every job. That's not what's happening at SaaStr AI. Their AI VP of Finance didn't get its own app. It moved in with the AI… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 11 Jun 2026 · 1h 57m The AI-Native GTM Playbook | Sam Blond, Monaco With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode Sam Blond is the Co-founder and CEO of Monaco, the revenue engine for startups. Sam is one of the best sales operators in tech. He spent four years as CRO at Brex, where he helped scale it to a ~$12B valuation, ran sales at Zenefits before that, and got his start at EchoSign. If there’s a modern… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 12 May 2026 · 2h 56m Trial Update, AI SPVs, BuzzFeed Sold | Doomberg, Sahir Jaggi, Sam Blond, Kevin Hartz, Alex Shan, Glen Wise, Roger Lynch With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) About this episode (00:23) - Trial Update (13:10) - AI SPVs (24:28) - Thinking Machines Interaction Models (29:16) - Doomberg is an anonymous team of former industry executives who write about energy markets, finance, and geopolitics, known for their green chicken avatar and a Substack newsletter with over… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 11 Feb 2026 · 3h 19m Is Something Big Happening?, Tai Lopez Charged in $122M Fraud, U.S. Adds 130K Jobs | Harley Finkelstein, Vlad Tenev, Matt Shumer, Jeff Lawson, Sam Blond, John Ferrara With [Harley Finkelstein](https://millionrounds.com/person/harley-finkelstein)[Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond)[Vlad Tenev](https://millionrounds.com/person/vlad-tenev) Mentions [Jeff Lawson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-lawson)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (00:59) - Is Something Big Happening? (24:29) - Tai Lopez Charged in $122M Fraud (48:29) - U.S. Adds 130,000 Jobs (54:38) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:17:16) - Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, is a Canadian entrepreneur and lawyer… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 2 Apr 2025 · 1h 3m SaaStr 797: GTM in 2025: How It's Changed, How It's Changing, and What Hasn't Changed (Yet) with Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode Join Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond as they discuss the evolving role of AI in sales and marketing. Featuring insights from SaaStr's CRO Confidential Series with Rippling, Databricks, and Toast, this episode explores how AI is reshaping the sales landscape. Learn about the impact of AI on productivity,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Sam Blond in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 24 Aug 2026 · 1h 28m Brex’s 1st Employee On Thinking Like a Founder | Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure Mentions [Art Levy](https://millionrounds.com/person/art-levy)[Mike Cagney](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-cagney)[Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode Michael Tannenbaum is the CEO of Figure, the blockchain lending company he took public in 2025. He was employee #1 at Brex, and before that ran the mortgage business at SoFi. Mike Cagney, who founded both SoFi and Figure, pulled him back to take Figure public in 2025. This is a conversation on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 23 Apr 2025 · 46 min 🎧Brex CBO Art Levy: The Partnerships Playbook, How Brex Went Founder Mode, and Why You Always 'Get on the Plane' With [Art Levy](https://millionrounds.com/person/art-levy) Mentions [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Art Levy, Chief Business Officer at Brex. Brex is the modern finance platform that empowers growing companies to spend smarter and move faster in 120+ countries. Brex combines global corporate cards, expense management, banking, and travel. Their… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 28 Apr 2023 · 48 min SaaStr 655: SaaStr CRO Confidential: Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO @ Roam On Roam's Unconventional Approach for Acquiring Their Early Customers Mentions [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode In this episode of CRO Confidential, Roam Founder & CEO Howard Lerman sits down with Sam Blond to talk about Roam's unconventional approach to acquiring its first customers. Full video: https://youtu.be/dGj6VZoi0Kw ***** What if you could prospect in a single click?And what if that click came… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 8 Mar 2023 · 40 min SaaStr 640: CRO Confidential: How The Biggest Product-Led Enterprise Company In The World Found Success with Atlassian CRO Cameron Deatsch Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode How did the largest product-led growth enterprise company in the world find success? In this week's episode of CRO Confidential, Cameron Deatsch, CRO of Atlassian, shares his wisdom with Founders Fund Partner Sam Blond. Atlassian is trading at over $40B with revenue north of $3B. When the company… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 17 Feb 2023 · 39 min SaaStr 635: CRO Confidential: How Customer-First Focus Drives Retention and Revenue With Brex GM of Startups Lucas Fox Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) About this episode While the allure of customer acquisition can pull a founder's attention, it's equally important to dedicate resources to fighting churn and expanding revenue from existing customers. One company that has unlocked the secret to solid retention and revenue expansion is Brex, an easy-to-use corporate… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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