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Sam Rosen
Investor at GIC
San Francisco, California
Overview
Sam Rosen is currently the Vice President of Venture Capital at GIC in San Francisco, California. With a background in strategy, partnerships, and corporate development, Sam has held roles at notable companies like General Catalyst, DraftKings Inc., and Insight Partners, showcasing a strong track record in the venture capital and investment industry.
Work Experience
VP, Venture Capital
2023 - Current
AVP, Venture Capital
2022 - 2023
Lead growth-stage venture capital investments for GIC, focused primarily on enterprise software.
Investor
2021 - 2022
Growth-stage investor in enterprise software and fintech. Supported investments in Ramp, Upside, Ethos, SupportLogic, and AwardCo.
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Strategy and Partnerships
2020 - 2020
Finix is a full-stack payment processor that develops a payment processing platform for businesses.
Raised $201,000,000.00 from Inspired Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Acrew Capital, Cap Table Coalition, Citi Ventures, Insight Partners, Homebrew, LEAP Global Partners and Tribeca Venture Partners.
Corporate Development & Strategy
2019 - 2019
DraftKings provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in major sports.
Raised $1,043,475,382.00 from Michael Jordan.
Strategy
2018 - 2019
Handy, formerly Handybook, is an app through which users can book cleaners, plumbers, handymen, and other household service providers.
Raised $110,728,926.00 from Fidelity, Revolution Growth, AddVenture, Highland Capital Partners, TPG Growth, Revolution and General Catalyst.
Investor
2016 - 2018
Supported investments for global PE/VC firm with >$20B AUM focused on software and internet technology
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Associate Consultant
2014 - 2016
Strategy consultant supporting engagements for due diligence on PE investments and portfolio operations for PE-owned tech companies
Education
Latest Articles
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The Message is the Medium
Talks about technological advancement, data and form and media consumption
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A Man I Loved, Who Lived
Talks about eulogy, grandfather and World War II