Dave Samuel
Founding Managing Partner, Freestyle VC
David Samuel is an experienced executive, serial entrepreneur, and Internet pioneer in software & media. Today, Dave is co-founder of Freestyle.vc, a seed stage venture capital firm, with over $565M under management & investments in over 150 startups. Freestyle has led the seeds in Airtable, Patreon, Betterup, Narvar and Snapdocs. Prior to Freestyle, in 2004, Dave co-founded Crackle, an Internet video platform, acquired by Sony for $65 million in 2006. In 1996, he founded Spinner, the first Internet radio service, acquired by AOL for $320 million in 1999. Dave graduated from MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding, mountain biking and lives in Marin with his wife & 5 teenagers.
