Sam Blond is joining VC firm Founders Firm as a partner. Blond is currently the chief revenue officer at fintech startup Brex. Story by alexrkonrad
Brex chief revenue officer Sam Blond is bringing his sales knowledge to startup investing at Founders Fund.The sales executive behind one of fintech’s buzziest billion-dollar startups is turning venture capitalist.
In an interview, Blond said he decided early in the year to make the move to full-time startup investing. He interviewed with several firms, but ultimately went with the one whose partner, Midas List investor Keith Rabois, had helped welcome him into the local tech scene. “I’ve always been impressed with Keith and, reputationally, Founders Fund,” Blond says. “When I decided that I wanted to get into VC, it was obvious that Founders Fund was the top option for me to explore.
As an angel investor, Blond has made more than 20 investments, including sales software maker Scratchpad, restaurant platform Owner.com and customer service provider Gorgias. An early adviser toFlexport, Blond is known for helping entrepreneurs with everything from high-level strategy to writing copy for sales emails, says Desmond Lim, cofounder of small business hiring software startup Workstream, another of Blond’s personal portfolio. “He’s seen every single stage of sales,” Lim says.
Blond becomes one of eight partners at the firm, where Rabois, fellow Midas Lister Brian Singerman, investor Napoleon Ta and billionaire cofounder Peter Thiel serve as managing partners. Blond’s fellow partners also include Scott Nolan, Trae Stephens and Matias Van Thienen, as well as operating partner Lauren Gross.
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