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David Samuel

Founding General Partner at Freestyle.vc

San Francisco, California

Skills

Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Angel Investing
Strategic Partnerships
Product Management
Corporate Development
E-commerce
Product Development
Leadership
Mobile Devices
Private Equity
Management
Business Development

Education

Work Experience

  • Founding General Partner

    2008

    Freestyle.vc is an SF-based, early-stage venture capital firm. Seed investors in Airtable, Intercom, Patreon, Snapdocs, Narvar, Digit, BetterUp and many other great companies!

  • Co-Founder Chairman

    2018

    Analyze waste before it is flushed down the toilet ...

2003 - 2010

  • Founder Chairman

    2003 - 2010

    In late 2003, David co-founded Brondell, the first American-based company to develop high-tech toilet seats. David currently serves as Chairman of the Board. The company has raised $1.5 million from Angels, including a round led by Mark Cuban. Cleaning up America, one seat at a time :)

  • Founder President

    2003 - 2008

    Create, Share, Watch Video on the Internet. In Aug 2006, Sony Pictures Entertainment purchased the company for $65mm.

Spinner.com (Internet Radio Web1.0 Company)

1996 - 2000

  • Founder, CEO

    1996 - 2000

    In early 2006, David was founder and CEO of Spinner.com, the first and largest Internet music service. In May 1999, AOL acquired the firm for $320 million. During Spinner’s growth, David employed and managed 75 personnel at Spinner, and raised $15 million from Sony Music Entertainment, Intel, Amerindo, and several others. From May 1999 to June 2000, Mr. Samuel worked as Vice President of Technology for AOL. It is now AOL Radio and AOL has created launched a music blog on Spinner.com.

1994 - 1996

  • Software Engineer

    1994 - 1996