Kate Sampson
Founder of Merinn Advisors
Kate Sampson
Founder of Merinn Advisors
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder/Owner
2019 - Current
Provider of risk and strategic management consulting and interim executive leadership to today’s most innovative companies in the insurance and insurance-adjacent space.
Member Board of Directors
2024
Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee; Member of Finance & Investments Committee
Advisor
2019
Vouch is a new kind of digital insurance platform for startups.
Advisor
2019
Parkade helps modernize how parking works at multi-family buildings and offices, allowing management to easily lease spots digitally through our app to residents, guests and employees. And, when people lease assigned spots long-term, they can reshare their spot when it's vacant — hugely increasing parking capacity and reliability.
Advisor
2018
REIN solves the complexities of embedded insurance, allowing global brands to innovate with ease and flexibility
Partner
2019 - 2024
Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses committed to resiliency, transparency, access and equity. Founded in 2010, our deep understanding of markets and models, passion for emerging technology and values inspire everything we do. By creating fertile ground for a diverse group of startups, investors, entrepreneurs, institutions, academics, and visionaries to converge, we believe we can solve the financial systems’ most pressing challenges faster, better and for the benefit of all.
Board Observer
2023 - 2024
Elevate provides a modern consumer-directed benefits platform that prioritizes the needs of both partners and employees — cutting administrative costs while connecting users with their cash faster. Elevate's cloud-based, API-driven, AI-enabled solution turns administrative partners into technology heroes.
Board Observer
2022 - 2024
Kyte unlocks the freedom to go places by delivering a car for any trip longer than a ride share.
Board Observer
2021 - 2024
Eigen enables organizations to achieve better outcomes faster by unlocking the value of qualitative data siloed in documents.
Non Executive Director
2022 - 2023
Modern support for disability and neurodivergence in the workplace and life.