David Samuel - Founding General Partner @ Freestyle Capital

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founding General Partner
Primary Organization
Freestyle Capital

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male
Also Known As dave-samuel

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Website about.me/dsamuel
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David Samuel is the Founding General Partner of Freestyle Capital. He previously worked at Brondell Inc. as a Founder Chairman. David Samuel attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Personal Investments

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David Samuel

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Cardpool

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Cardpool	—	Seed Round - Cardpool	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Chirp Interactive	No	Seed Round - Chirp Interactive	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Socializr	—	Angel Round - Socializr	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Stackpack	Freestyle Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Stackpack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mercator AI	Freestyle Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Mercator AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bach	Freestyle Capital	—	Series A - Bach	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Glow	Freestyle Capital	—	Series A - Glow	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Spot	Freestyle Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Spot	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Scenery	Freestyle Capital	—	Series A - Scenery	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bach	Freestyle Capital	—	Seed Round - Bach	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Chipper	Freestyle Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Chipper	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Myplace	Freestyle Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Myplace	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Scarf	Freestyle Capital	—	Venture Round - Scarf	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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David Samuel

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exit -

Socializr

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Socializr

Chirp Interactive

, and

Cardpool

Socializr Socializr is an online social network that allows users to share events with their friends and send them invitations to these events.
Chirp Interactive Chirp Interactive is a social network aggregation platform that leverages social media and networks to keep users connected at all times.
Cardpool Cardpool is a gift card exchange service for individuals to buy, sell and trade their new or pre-owned gift cards.

Jobs

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David Samuel

has

current jobs as

Co-Founder & Chairman

Toi Labs

and

Founding General Partner

Freestyle Capital

. Additionally,

David Samuel

has had

past jobs including

Chairman, Co-Founder

Brondell

Toi Labs Co-Founder & ChairmanMay 2018
Freestyle Capital Founding General PartnerOct 2008

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Brondell	Chairman, Co-Founder	—	Jul 2010
Sony Crackle	President, Co-Founder	2004	2007
Spinner	CEO / Founder	1996	1999
Oracle	Software Engineer	Sep 1, 1994	1996
Crackle	Founder	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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David Samuel

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Observer

Guardly

Board Member

Opsmatic

, and

Chairman of the board

Brondell

Guardly Board ObserverNov 2013
Opsmatic Board MemberMay 17, 2013
Brondell Chairman of the board
Buildingconnected Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Brondell	Chairman of the Board	Aug 25, 2003	Jul 2010
Recurly	Advisor	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
San Francisco Bay Area Investors with Funds Raised in 2020	18,156
West Coast Investors with Funds Raised in 2017	23,836
San Francisco Seed Stage Investors	34,890
West Coast Investors with Funds Raised in 2015	18,173
California Late Stage Venture Investors	8,557
California Investors with Funds Raised in 2011	50,971
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in San Francisco, California	1,060
West Coast Investors with Funds Raised in 2022	7,988
San Francisco Bay Area Investors with Funds Raised in 2022	13,484
West Coast Late Stage Venture Investors	7,515

Education

David Samuel

studied at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology EEElectrical and Electronics engineering19901994

Events

Number of Events

David Samuel

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

LAUNCH Scale 2019

Oct 7, 2019

LAUNCH Scale 2019 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaOct 7, 2019
Techcrunch Disrupt New York 2015 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 4, 2015
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2014 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 3, 2014
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 19, 2012