Sam Austin is a principal at Energize Capital, focusing on investment thesis development and portfolio management. He previously worked at True Wind Capital, Active Interest Media, Wind Point Partners, and Citi.
What Sam can write
Energize Capital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Citi · investment banker
- Wind Point Partners · investor
- Active Interest Media · Co-CFO
- True Wind Capital
- Energize · PrincipalNow
- Energize Capital · PrincipalNow
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Who is Sam Austin?
Sam Austin is a principal at Energize Capital, focusing on investment thesis development and portfolio management. He previously worked at True Wind Capital, Active Interest Media, Wind Point Partners, and Citi.
How much does Sam Austin invest?
Sam Austin invests through Energize Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.
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What did Sam Austin do before Energize Capital?
investment banker at Citi; investor at Wind Point Partners; Co-CFO at Active Interest Media; True Wind Capital.
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