# Jeff Samberg

> Jeff Samberg is a Series A investor at Acadia Woods Partners backing Software and Social Media. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Acadia Woods Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acadia-woods-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2013
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-samberg-93678a

Jeff Samberg is a Series A investor at Acadia Woods Partners in New York focused on Software and Social Media. Jeff Samberg is the Managing Member of Acadia Woods Partners, LLC, a New York-based investment partnership that focuses primarily on early-stage technology companies. He lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 15 years where he held a number of high-technology management roles, including Vice President of Corporate Strategy for PeopleSoft Inc.,Vice President of Business Development for Wily Technology, and Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock Partners. Mr. Samberg received his MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and his B.A. with high honors in economics from Princeton University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 38% |
| Social Media | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| Mobile | 1 | 13% |
| Content | 1 | 13% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Angel | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |
| Series E | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RainDance Technologies | RainDance Technologies is making complex genetics simple. The company’s ultra-sensitive genomic tools enable better research of novel non-invasive Fluid Biopsy™ applications that should result in more accurate, reliable, cost-effective and early detection of cancer, inherited and infectious diseases. Major research institutions and laboratoriesaround the world rely on RainDance systems’ performance. Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, the company supports customers using RainDrop Digital PCR and ThunderStorm Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Systems through its international sales and service operations as well as a global network of distributors and commercial service providers. | $20.3M | Series E | Apr 29, 2013 |  |
| Skymarker | Skymarker Labs is a seed-funded digital studio that develops mobile apps with a social bent. Sometimes we incubate our own mobile ventures from the ground up. Other times, we create new mobile businesses in collaboration with partners and clients from from the worlds of entertainment, retail, sports and media. The location-based curation app WANT!was beta tested in 2012, and an angel-funded stealth venture, incubated at Skymarker, will be spun out and launched in q4 2013. | $400K | Angel | Jul 01, 2011 |  |
| Tapad | Tapad is a global marketing technology company providing a comprehensive suite of identity-based marketing solutions. By leveraging the company’s proprietary and privacy-safe Tapad Graph. Their groundbreaking, proprietary technology assimilates billions of data points to find the human relationship between smartphones, desktops, laptops, tablets,connected TVs, and game consoles. The result: an unprecedented understanding of consumer behavior across related screens and the ability to reach the right people on the right device at the right time. With Tapad, publishers and advertisers can deepen consumer engagement with a more fluid experience while increasing campaign cost-effectiveness. The company is reinventing personalization for the modern marketer through its identity-driven solutions. The Tapad Graph combines the company’s proprietary Device Graph with behavioral signals so marketers can finally see their customers as unique individuals, and ultimately, deliver personalization at scale. | $1.8M | Angel | Mar 03, 2011 |  |
| RainDance Technologies | RainDance Technologies is making complex genetics simple. The company’s ultra-sensitive genomic tools enable better research of novel non-invasive Fluid Biopsy™ applications that should result in more accurate, reliable, cost-effective and early detection of cancer, inherited and infectious diseases. Major research institutions and laboratoriesaround the world rely on RainDance systems’ performance. Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, the company supports customers using RainDrop Digital PCR and ThunderStorm Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Systems through its international sales and service operations as well as a global network of distributors and commercial service providers. | $37.5M | Series D | Jan 25, 2011 |  |
| Skymarker | Skymarker Labs is a seed-funded digital studio that develops mobile apps with a social bent. Sometimes we incubate our own mobile ventures from the ground up. Other times, we create new mobile businesses in collaboration with partners and clients from from the worlds of entertainment, retail, sports and media. The location-based curation app WANT!was beta tested in 2012, and an angel-funded stealth venture, incubated at Skymarker, will be spun out and launched in q4 2013. | $200K | Seed | Nov 01, 2010 |  |
| Fancy | Fancy is a curated online retailer that provides a platform for consumers looking to discover the coolest and most innovative fashion, accessories, art and gadgets from emerging brands and artists across the globe. | $6M | Series A | May 01, 2010 |  |
| Akonia Holographics | Akonia Holographics focuses on the development of advanced data storage technologies based on holography. The company is also focused on GRIN and 3D optics. The company was founded by Mark Ayres, Ken Anderson, and Fred Askham, and is based in Longmont, Colorado. | $11.6M | Series A |  |  |
| Quisk | Quisk, Inc. is a global technology company that digitizes cash and empowers financial institutions and others to prosper in the new, mobile economy. They provide a digital services and transaction processing platform for integrated mobile payments and digital rewards and loyalty programs. Quisk is the next step in the evolution of money. | $5M | Series A |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alloy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alloy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Quaker BioVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quaker-bioventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Avalon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FirstMark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstmark-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Acadia Woods Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

Acadia Woods Partners is an investment partnership that focuses primarily on early-stage technology companies. It was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

1 contacts available at Acadia Woods Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Samberg | Managing Director & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-samberg |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Jeff Samberg invest in?

Jeff Samberg invests primarily in Software, Social Media and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Angel stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jeff Samberg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeff Samberg closed in Apr 2013. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co