Samuel Lessin Overview
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- Slow Ventures
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Co-Founder & Par...
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Information Technology
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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
Address
- 1006 Kearny Street
- San Francisco, CA 94133
- United States
Samuel Lessin Positions (2)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ampleforth | Company | Advisor | San Francisco, CA | Other Financial Services | |
Embark ( Other Consumer Durables) | Company | Advisor | Boston, MA | Other Consumer Durables |
Samuel Lessin FAQs
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Who is Samuel Lessin?
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