Investor profile
Sam D.
Private equity, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & COO/CIO/advisor at Ardian, Managing Partner at Early Light Ventures, Investor at Riptide Ventures
Sam D. is a COO/CIO/advisor at Ardian, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AudioBiotechClean EnergyClinical TrialsCommunications InfrastructureComputer VisionCreditCustomer ServiceData AnalyticsDesignDevOpsDeveloper ToolsDiagnosticsDigital HealthEnterprise SaaSGRCHR TechInformation ServicesInfrastructureMachine LearningMedTechPaymentsPharmaceuticalsProfessional ServicesProperty ManagementRecruitingSalesSecondariesSecuritySemiconductorsSoftware EngineeringSupply Chain ManagementTelecommunicationsTest & MeasurementTherapeutics
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
COO/CIO/advisor at Ardian, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Unite
- HR Path
- Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane
- Heathrow Airport Holdings
- JPB Systeme
- La Financière d'Orion
- MXT Holdings
- Mon Véto
- My Pie
- Sicer
Managing Partner at Early Light Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 8 companies
- FirmPilot
- KredosAI
- MagicDoor
- Chargezoom
- MOONNOX
- IntelliGRC
- Collective OS
- Protiv
Investor at Riptide Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Wove
- Previse
- Sonavex
- Scamnetic
- SafKan Health
- Vita Therapeutics
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Audio, Biotech, Clean Energy and Clinical Trials. Startups operating in these areas may find Sam D. relevant.
Ardian appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Sam D. is worth approaching.
Colleagues
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Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Nishkaam Mehta
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Scott Garber
Managing Partner
Washington, United States
Eric Nadalin
Early stage investor & founder advisor
London, United Kingdom
Hilliary Bianca Salamanca
Angel Investor
Brooklyn, United States
Ivan Zakharenkov
Angel Investor
Saint John, Canada
Mubeen Malik
Operating Partner
Washington, United States
Greg Cangialosi
Venture Partner
Baltimore, United States
Abraham Thomas
Angel Investor
Toronto, Canada
Thibault Basquin
Member of the Executive Committe
New York, United States
Mathias Burghardt
CEO Ardian France
Paris, France
Dominique Senequier
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Ardian
Paris, France
Charles Welham
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Piers Henwood
Investor
Victoria, Canada
Deepak M.
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Caroline Giese
Joint Venture Broker
London, United Kingdom
Malcolm Chapman
Angel Investor
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Daniel Franco
startup Investor
Madison, United States
Liron Sason
Angel Investor
Tel Aviv, Israel
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sam D.?
Sam D. is a private equity investor and syndicate member based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, listed as COO/CIO/advisor at Ardian. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Sam D. personally.
What does Sam D. invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Audio, Biotech, Clean Energy and Clinical Trials. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Sam D. invest at?
Ardian appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds across its known deals, and Sam D. is listed there as COO/CIO/advisor. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Sam D. listed at?
Sam D. is listed as COO/CIO/advisor at Ardian. 85 other people in the database share a firm with Sam D.
How do I contact Sam D.?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Sam D. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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