Sam started his career at Deloitte Consulting and is best known for founding online auction website Trade Me which, in 2006, sold for $NZ750 million. Sam also built a successful online dating and friend reuniting businesses in New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Sam is an active investor and philanthropist. Sam’s holdings include a number of other successful web businesses including Visfleet and Sonar6.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Xero | 2/12 | Unattributed | $16.6M | 3 |