Samuel Lessin Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Par...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Samuel Lessin General Information

Biography

Mr. Samuel Lessin is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Slow Ventures. Mr. Lessin is a Co-Founder of Fin, a startup exploring artificial intelligence and collaborative data. Previously he served as the Vice President of Product Management at Facebook. Sam joined Facebook in 2010. Prior to Facebook, Sam was the CEO of drop.io, a New York based cloud file-sharing company and was a consultant at Bain and Company. Sam attended Harvard College and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Social Studies.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Partner, Slow Ventures
Education
Harvard University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
sa
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • 1006 Kearny Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94133
  • United States
+1 (415)

Samuel Lessin Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Fin Analytics Company Co-Founder San Francisco, CA Business/Productivity Software
Slow Ventures Investor Co-Founder & Partner San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Samuel Lessin Lead Partner on Deals (59)

Samuel Lessin has been the lead partner on 59 deals. Their latest deal was with Sublime Security, a network management software company. The deal was made for on 12-Dec-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Sublime Security 12-Dec-2024 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Network Management Software Washington, DC
Riverside 09-Dec-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Palo Alto, CA
Created by Humans 25-Jun-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Splash Ventures (Services (B2C Non-Financial) 06-Apr-2024 Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) San Diego, CA
Soundboard 11-Mar-2024 Completed Financial Software Cambridge, MA
Sublime Security 05-Mar-2024 Completed Network Management Software Washington, DC
Glean AI 17-Nov-2022 Completed Financial Software New York, NY
Instant Domains 14-May-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Victoria, Canada
Pollen Mobile 19-Apr-2022 Seed Round Completed Telecommunications Service Providers San Francisco, CA
Pogo 01-Oct-2021 Early Stage VC (Series A1) Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY

Samuel Lessin Network (573)

Board Members (29)

Name Company Representing Location From
Ryan OHara Shutterfly Self San Jose, CA
David Sambur Shutterfly Apollo Global Management San Jose, CA
Shutterfly Self San Jose, CA
Shutterfly Self San Jose, CA
Shutterfly Self San Jose, CA

Portfolio Executives (539)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Joshua Kamdjou Sublime Security Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 12-Dec-2024 Washington, DC
Ian Thiel Sublime Security Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer 12-Dec-2024 Washington, DC
Riverside Co-Founder & CPO 09-Dec-2024 Palo Alto, CA
Riverside Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer 09-Dec-2024 Palo Alto, CA
Riverside Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 09-Dec-2024 Palo Alto, CA

Fund Team Members (5)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
David Morin Slow Ventures Slow Ventures IV San Francisco, CA
David Morin Slow Ventures Slow Ventures II San Francisco, CA
Slow Ventures San Francisco, CA
Slow Ventures San Francisco, CA
Slow Ventures San Francisco, CA

Samuel Lessin Affiliated Funds (6)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Slow Ventures Opportunity Fund II Slow Ventures Venture - General Closed 2021
Slow Ventures V Slow Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2021
Slow Ventures II Slow Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Fully Invested 2014
Slow Ventures IV Slow Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2019
Slow Ventures III Slow Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Fully Invested 2016

Samuel Lessin Advisory Roles (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Ampleforth Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Other Financial Services
Embark ( Other Consumer Durables) Company Advisor Boston, MA Other Consumer Durables

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