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Sam Pullara

Managing Director & CTO at Sutter Hill Ventures

Los Altos, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2012 - Current

    Investing in and helping amazing founders solving hard technology problems in big markets.

  • Investor

    2017

  • Limited Partner

    2010

    Seed round investors in teams and ideas. Morado Venture Partners provides the resources entrepreneurs need to launch successful enterprises. Our partnership with our portfolio companies goes far beyond simply offering seed funding. We offer companies insights gained from experience, share their passion, and connect them to industry leaders who can help them Morado Venture Partners provides the resources entrepreneurs need to launch successful enterprises. Our partnership with our portfolio companies goes far beyond simply offering seed funding. We offer companies insights gained from experience, share their passion, and connect them to industry leaders who can help them

  • Limited Partner

    2008

  • EIR

    2010 - 2011

    I'm now an E but not IR.

  • Angel Investor

    2001

    I made an angel investment in gene network sciences when systems biology was still in its infancy. You can see their website at http://www.gnsbiotech.com

  • Investor

    2016 - 2024

  • Investor

    2015 - 2024

    Looking for engineers with experience in front-end, stream processing, distributed systems, operating systems and data science. Two blocks from the Caltrain in Mountain View. Currently less than 10 people.

  • Investor, Board of Directors

    2015 - 2018

  • Advisor

    2008 - 2018

    Founded in 2005, Nexenta is the developer of NexentaStor, the leading OpenStorage, enterprise-class storage solution available today. NexentaStor uses open standards and protocols that have been accepted across industries and, with its open architecture, the system can be upgraded easily, significantly reducing costs by sidestepping proprietary hardware that only can be sourced from a single vendor.

  • Board of Directors, Investor

    2015 - 2018

    Acquired by Rakuten. Curbside makes it easy to find, buy and pickup products at nearby stores.

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