Investing Profile

Aaron Samuels(221)

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Founder and Managing Partner at Collide Capital

collidecap.com/teamsLos Angeles, California

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Aaron Samuels's investing connections

Connected to 18 investors on Signal.

Networks Aaron is a member of

Google Network

1060 CONNECTIONS

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network

587 CONNECTIONS

Bain & Company Network

517 CONNECTIONS

Washington University in St. Louis Network

108 CONNECTIONS

Monitor Deloitte Network

46 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Collide Capital Managing Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $2.5M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Aaron Samuels's Investments On Record (7)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Theo Ai	SeedMay 2025$4M	$6M
Co-investors: Akash Garg (Electric Capital), Rob Go (NextView Ventures), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Dave Anderson (Beat Ventures)
heva	Pre SeedApr 2025$3M	$3M
Co-investors: John Monagle (Benchstrength), Brian Hollins (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Ben Freeberg (Alpha Venture Partners), Jeff Bussgang (The Graduate Syndicate)
SMB	Pre SeedOct 2024$1M	$1M
Coldcart	SeedJun 2024$7M	$7M
Co-investors: Taro Fukuyama (Unknown Ventures), Daren Cotter (Personal mini family office)
NeuroNest AI	SeedJun 2024$1M	$1M
Nguyen Coffee Supply	SeedMar 2022$3M Pre SeedJul 2020	$3M
Co-investors: Sheila Lirio Marcelo (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Charles Huang (Blue Goji Corp), Josh Resnick (Pure Imagination Brands), Michael Karnjanaprakorn (Turing Capital), Johnnie Yu (Listen ), Dan Teran (Gutter Capital), Nick Hunley
Bootup	SeedFeb 2022$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Candice Brackeen (Lightship Capital), Brian Brackeen (Lightship Capital)

Aaron Samuels's Media (2)

How an LA upstart is redefining the media world by helping Black millennials 'tell their own story'

www.businessinsider.com

Episodes | The Modern Manager

www.themodernmanager.com

Aaron Samuels's Experience

Founder and Managing Partner Collide Capital2022 - Present

Associate Consultant Intern Monitor DeloittePresent

Product Manager TelesignPresent

Co-Founder, COO Blavity Inc.Present

Co-Founder, COO Blavity2014 - 2021

Product Manager TeleSign2014 - 2016

Senior Associate Consultant Bain & Company2011 - 2014

Director of Operations Dialogue Arts Project2013 - 2014

Associate Consultant Intern Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)2010 - 2010

Policy Analyst Intern Google2009 - 2009

Aaron Samuels's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration - MBA

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School BSBA Economics & Strategy; Philosophy

Washington University in St. Louis BSBA Economics & Strategy

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