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Sam Hodges
Co-founder and CEO of Vouch
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Sam Hodges is the co-founder and CEO of Vouch, a venture capital firm specializing in small business lending and financial technology. With a background in corporate development and entrepreneurship, he has successfully co-founded and led companies like Funding Circle US and has invested in notable startups such as Petal and Ocrolus.
Hodges has a strong track record in the financial technology sector, having co-founded successful companies like Funding Circle US and making strategic investments in companies like Petal and Ocrolus. His current role as the co-founder and CEO of Vouch showcases his expertise in venture capital and small business lending.
Work Experience
Co-founder and CEO
2018 - Current
Vouch Insurance is a new kind of insurance provider for high growth and innovative companies. Built by founders for founders, Vouch’s fully digitally-delivered coverage takes minutes to activate, and everything from on-boarding to claims is designed for our members. Because we've built our own insurance programs we actively work with our clients to manage, mitigate, and avoid risks. Vouch is backed with $160m in capital from leading investors in the space, including Ribbit Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Y Combinator, Redpoint, Index Ventures and other great funds. We're actively hiring so learn more at: www.vouch.us.
Vouch is a business insurance provider with personalized coverage for startups, including risk assessment tools and insurance products.
Raised $184,724,996.00 from Y Combinator, Anthemis, Allegis Group, Ribbit Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Redpoint, Ribbit Capital, Two Culture Capital and Sound Ventures.
Partner/Investor
2011
Co-founder of Endurance, which has two primary business lines: 1) a direct and fund investing effort; 2) a venture lab focused on building meaningful companies, primarily in financial services and healthcare.
Board Member
2019
Women in FinTech is dedicated to advancing women in the FinTech industry. We are a community, and by sharing our knowledge and our experiences we aim to create a more diverse industry.
Co-founder, Chairman
2018 - 2018
Transitioned to become Chairman of FCUSA as of March 2018 and held that role through year-end.
Co-Founder, Managing Director
2011 - 2018
I co-founded and led the US arm of Funding Circle (www.fundingcircle.com), the world’s leading marketplace for business loans. I helped scale our US operation from founding (originally as Endurance Lending Network) to $1.5B in originations and ~300 amazing people, and served on the company’s global leadership team until I transitioned my operational role just in advance of our IPO in 2018 (FCH.L).
Finance Leaders Fellow
2016 - 2018
The Finance Leaders Fellowship Program seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry. This new, two-year program is modeled on the Henry Crown Fellowship which was established in 1996. Using the Aspen Institute method of text-based dialogue, and building upon the Institute’s commitment to values-based, action-oriented leadership, the program will spur selected Finance “Fellows” to consider values and perspectives necessary for effective, enlightened leadership in finance—and in society at-large.
Aspen-HP Digital Equity Accelerator is an accelerator that fuels innovation by investing in not-for-profit organizations and NGOs.
Trade Finance Advisory Council Member
2016 - 2018
Appointed by Secretary Pritzker to serve a two-year term on the Trade Finance Advisory Council, which advises the Secretary and executive staff on the development of strategies and programs that help expand access to trade finance for U.S. exporters.
Department of Commerce finalizes antidumping and countervailing duty investigation determinations against chinese chemical companies.
Interim CEO and Board Member
2011 - 2015
WorkingPoint.com is a complete financial management solution for SMBs. We were backed by CMEA Capital and Tom Proulx, the co-founder of Intuit. I joined as interim CEO and served on the board until we sold the company to ZipMark in 2015.
WorkingPoint provides online business and finance management software for small businesses.
Raised $188,000.00 from CMEA Capital.
Investment Manager
2010 - 2010
Covered several investments for a growth equity fund in Beijing.
BDMI is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on investments in digital media technologies, products, and distribution channels.
Vice-President, Business Development
2008 - 2010
Responsible for business development at SecondMarket, the world's leading marketplace for alternative investments. Focused on new products, markets and geographies (Asia, Europe). SecondMarket was acquired by Nasdaq (NDAQ) in October 2015.
Associate
2007 - 2008
Associate on TMT-focused investment team managing >$1.9bn in capital commitments. Started as part of Pequot Capital Management; later spun off to form FirstMark Capital. Responsible for deal sourcing and execution, as well as support of portfolio companies with active involvement in our investments in Duck Creek Technologies (Public: DCT), EagleEye Analytics (Acq'd: GWRE) among others.
FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs making their mark on the world.