Sam Bankman-Fried
Founder @ FTX US
Nassau, Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried is a Series A investor at FTX US in Nassau focused on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. Sam Bankman-Fried is based out of Nassau, New Providence and is the CEO and Co-Founder of FTX. Sam previously worked at Alameda Research as a CEO. Sam Bankman-Fried attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 49%
Last updated:
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Industries Sam Bankman-Fried invests in
Stages Sam Bankman-Fried invests in
Countries Sam Bankman-Fried invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$25M
- Series A
- $3M–$25M
- Series B
- $10M–$580M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cryptocurrency 16 (46%)
- Blockchain 13 (37%)
- FinTech 11 (31%)
- Financial Services 11 (31%)
- Software 5 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 8 (23%)
- Seed 7 (20%)
- Series B 5 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (11%)
- Funding Round 2 (6%)
Country
- United States 17 (49%)
- Israel 2 (6%)
- Switzerland 2 (6%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- Japan 1 (3%)
Investments
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3Commas develops a crypto-asset management tool for tracking investments and exchanges in a unified platform. It provides access to a unified dashboard as the central hub for trading and portfolio management execution. | $37M / Series B / Sep 22, 2022 | |
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Trustless Media is a new kind of production hub where ideas people care about actually come to life. | $3.3M / Seed / Jul 27, 2022 | |
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Semafor is the global news media. | $24.6M / Seed / Jun 22, 2022 | |
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Edge Tradeworks is a marketplace platform that offers an easier and more efficient way to whole loan trading. The platform facilitates whole loan trading via algorithmic counterparty matching, sophisticated loan analytics, and online price negotiation. It also offers an innovative solution to increase profitability, enhance asset-liabilitymanagement, and expand footprint.Loan Transactions and Technologyreplaces the manual, an opaque, and slow process used by banks and credit unions to buy and sell loans with an automated and transparent platform filled with unparalleled analytical resources. Their mission is to provide their clients with simple control over their own trades. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 13, 2022 | |
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Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. | $648.3M / Post-IPO Secondary / May 13, 2022 | |
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Anthropic conducts AI research and develops AI products, including the Claude AI model family. The company focuses on building AI for human well-being, emphasizing safety in its research, policy work, and product design. Anthropic offers various Claude models, such as Opus and Sonnet, for AI-powered applications and custom experiences, supportingcoding and AI agents. | $580M / Series B / Apr 29, 2022 | |
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Anthropic conducts AI research and develops AI products, including the Claude AI model family. The company focuses on building AI for human well-being, emphasizing safety in its research, policy work, and product design. Anthropic offers various Claude models, such as Opus and Sonnet, for AI-powered applications and custom experiences, supportingcoding and AI agents. | $580M / Series B / Apr 29, 2022 | |
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Causal build financial models effortlessly and share them with interactive, visual dashboards that everyone will understand.Causal, build models out of variables, that link together in simple plain-English formulae. This makes the models easy to understand and quick to build.Causal makes it simple to incorporate advanced modeling techniqueslike scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty in the inputs.It can also integrate all the important data sources, from spreadsheet software like Sheets and Excel, to accounting platforms like Xero and Quickbooks. | $19.8M / Series A / Mar 25, 2022 | |
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Owner.com powers direct online ordering for restaurants through their website. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States. | $15M / Series A / Mar 03, 2022 | |
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Owner provides a suite of tools designed to assist local restaurant owners in enhancing their sales and online visibility. The platform features solutions like mobile ordering and customer rewards, which aim to improve customer engagement. Additionally, Owner offers a free website grading tool that helps restaurants evaluate their online presenceand identify areas for improvement. These resources empower restaurant owners to optimize their marketing strategies and connect more effectively with their customers. By focusing on practical solutions, Owner supports the growth and development of local dining establishments. | $15M / Series A / Mar 02, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About FTX US
FTX US allows users to trade a variety of digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin. The company was founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.
FTX US Contacts
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Sam Bankman-Fried
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Souhil Benkorichi
Founder
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FAQ
What does Sam Bankman-Fried invest in?
Sam Bankman-Fried invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Sam Bankman-Fried's check size?
Sam Bankman-Fried typically joins rounds of $1M–$25M at Seed, $3M–$25M at Series A and $10M–$580M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sam Bankman-Fried participates in.
When did Sam Bankman-Fried last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sam Bankman-Fried closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 35 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.
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