Samantha Lewis

Partner

2023 - Current

Principal

2020 - 2023

Sourcing new early-stage investments by nurturing strong relationships with founders and the broader venture capital community. Leading investments in key thematic areas and serving on portfolio companies Board of Directors. Assisting in all aspects of due diligence, including detailed customer and management references, market sizing and mapping, financial modeling and industry research. Researching thematic areas for investment and collaborating with the partners to push fund thinking in thesis areas. Creating and driving internal processes to efficiently deploy capital and maximize ROI.

Executive Chair

2023

Board Member

2019

Topl is a blockchain startup focused on monetizing ethical and sustainable practices through transparent and immutable supply chain tracking. Their platform was developed to verify, trace, and monetize quantifiable impact outcomes and enable innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable, inclusive ventures.

Board Member

2022

Board Member

2021

Investor

2021

Fellow

2022

The world's premier venture capital fellowship program.

Board Observer

2023 - 2024

Brassica is a fintech infrastructure company laying the groundwork for the rise of alternative and digital assets. (Acquiried by Bitgo)

Advisory Council Member

2021 - 2024

Startups Committee Chair

2022 - 2023

VC3 is building a new investment model for professional venture capital based on the principles of decentralization. We bring together a vetted network of experienced VCs, starting with Kauffman Fellows, to collaborate through a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structure. As a Web3 native investment DAO, we provide token rewards to all stakeholders, with NFT-gated access and governance based on membership type.

Board of Directors Observer

2019 - 2020

Syzygy is a technology company developing a new type of photocatalytic chemical reactor to revolutionize the industrial gas, chemical, and energy industries. This reactor will reduce both cost and emissions for major commodity chemicals. Syzygy's reactor is powered by light instead of heat from burning fuel so the reactor is able to reduce both cost and carbon emissions for the products that are created. Syzygy's first product will be a distributed hydrogen production system for small-scale hydrogen consumers. Examples of these consumers include manufacturers of semi-conductors, LED’s, float glass, food oil, metal, and users of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.