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MIT, Bachelors 1994
Electrical Engineering

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David Samuel

David Samuel is a seasoned entrepreneur, Internet pioneer and enabling investor.

Currently co-founder of Freestyle Capital, a seed-stage investment firm with a portfolio currently numbering 39+ strong with 8+ exits.

David was previously founder/CEO of Spinner.com, the largest web 1.0 music streaming service (acquired by AOL in 1999 for $320MM), and founder/President of Crackle.com, a web 2.0 video platform (acquired by Sony in 2006 for $65MM).

A 6.1 MIT graduate, David’s technical background and ability to assemble strong, talented, happy teams has resulted in the creation of a number of transformational B2C products, through both his direct management and via his entrepreneur-centric investment style.

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Company Date Round Size Participants
Cardpool 1/10Seed17
Syncplicity 10/08Series A$2.35M2
Chirp Interactive 1/08Seed5
Socializr 1/06Angel$750k2

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  2. Cloud Computing Helps Data Sharing Syncplicity Raise $2.35 Series A (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  3. chirp.com [edit]
  4. venturebeat.com [edit]
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