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Samer Hamadeh

Founder of Zeel.com

New York, New York

Overview 

Samer Hamadeh is the Founder & CEO of Zeel.com in New York, with a background in start-ups, entrepreneurship, and angel investing. He has made significant investments in companies like Naritiv and Grubhub, while also holding key leadership roles at Alpaca VC and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hamadeh's career highlights include founding Zeel Networks, Inc. and serving as an advisor and venture partner at Alpaca VC, demonstrating a strong track record in building successful businesses and making strategic investments in high-growth companies.

Work Experience 

ZN

Zeel Networks, Inc.

  • Founder & CEO

    2010 - Current

AV

Alpaca VC

  • Advisor & Venture Partner

    2017

    Corigin Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in the founders defining the future of daily living. We focus on seed and like to lead deals, getting our founders to the A, in which we typically follow. We also run a pre-seed program, seeking the founders and ideas of tomorrow. Portfolio includes Compass, ClassPass, Deeplink, Latch, Meural, Mighty, Minibar, Paintzen, Wheels Up, and Zeel.

Alpaca VC is a thematic venture capital firm that invests in the intersections of the digital and physical worlds.

alpaca.vc
LV

Lightspeed Venture Partners

  • Entrepreneur in Residence & Scout

    2010

    At Lightspeed, we believe tomorrow is built today. As a scout, I seek out early-stage start-ups and founders working on visionary, disruptive ideas throughout the US.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.

lsvp.com

Lazaridis Institute

  • Mentor

    2016

    The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises was created and funded by Mike Lazaridis (founder, Blackberry) and the Government of Ontario to support growth-oriented Canadian technology companies. Working closely with world-class business leaders as mentors, the Institute empowers current and emerging technology firms to scale rapidly into globally competitive enterprises. Mentors share their expert knowledge, coach, and embed these firms into networks that reach around the globe.

GA

German Accelerator Inc.

  • Mentor

    2014

    GA's vision: To foster the international growth of German tech startups by supporting them with an effective and efficient entry into the U.S. market with our dedicated mentors.

VF

Venture For America

  • Executive Board Member

    2011

OM

OneVoice Movement/Peaceworks Foundation

  • Board Member & Finance Committee Chair

    2002

OneVoice is an international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and Palestinians.

onevoicemovement.org
GM

Get Maid

  • Board Member & Angel Investor

    2012 - 2014

    Sold to Homejoy, which sold to Google.

DI

Dotmenu Inc.

  • Board Member & Angel Investor

    2008 - 2011

    Sold to GrubHub (NYSE: GRUB)

Allmenus is an online food ordering and delivery network in the U.S.

dotmenu.com

Vault.com

  • Board Member

    1996 - 2010

    Sold to Veronis Suhler.

  • COO

    2007 - 2009

    Transitioned all pre-acquisition duties to new CEO and his team

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    1996 - 2007

    Sold the company to Veronis Suhler Stevenson in October 2007

Education 

Investments 

Naritiv

Seed

Total funding: $1M

Splurgy

Series A

Total funding: $550K

Grubhub

Series E

Total funding: $84M

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