Investor profile
Sam Merullo
Venture capital & Venture Scout at BACKED VC, General Partner at UpsideDown VC
Sam Merullo is a Venture Scout at BACKED VC, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Venture Scout at BACKED VC, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Invisible Technologies
- Round Treasury
- Aerska
- Amenitiz
- CoMind
- Infinity Constellation
- Keith
- Vuelo
- GingerControl
- Round Finance
General Partner at UpsideDown VC, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Pinpoint
- Upside
- Wonder Studios
- Ceartas DMCA
- FanBasis
- Pockla
- Benbase
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas Cloud Infrastructure, Convertible Future Earnings Agreement, Crypto and Enterprise SaaS fall inside that listing.
BACKED VC appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Sam Merullo matches their raise.
Colleagues
Toby Allen
Partner
London, United Kingdom
James Frewin
Venture Scout
London, United Kingdom
Andre de Haes
Founder
London, United Kingdom
Alex Brunicki
Cofounder
London, United Kingdom
Lucia Cerchlan
Investor
London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Sun
Founder
London, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sam Merullo?
Sam Merullo is a venture capital investor based in United Kingdom, listed as Venture Scout at BACKED VC. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Sam Merullo personally.
What does Sam Merullo invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Cloud Infrastructure, Convertible Future Earnings Agreement, Crypto and Enterprise SaaS. 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 Merullo invest at?
BACKED VC appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Sam Merullo is listed there as Venture Scout. 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 Merullo listed at?
Sam Merullo is listed as Venture Scout at BACKED VC. 6 other people in the database share a firm with Sam Merullo.
How do I contact Sam Merullo?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Sam Merullo. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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