# Sam Ellis

> Sam Ellis is a seed investor at Zimba (New York) backing Software and SaaS. See 7 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Zimba
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-d-ellis

Sam Ellis is a seed investor at Zimba in New York focused on Software and SaaS. Sam Ellis is the Co-founder & CTO of Zimba. He previously worked at Scout Ventures as a Partner. Sam Ellis attended United States Military Academy at West Point.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Perfect Venue | Perfect Venue helps restaurants increase private event sales through our AI powered CRM & venue booking marketplace. | $3.6M | Seed | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Mappy | Geospatial applications developer and data analytics. Maps that make you happy. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Clearmix | Clearmix produces branded video content for sales and marketing teams using a 100% remote process to film guest interviews anywhere. | $3.3M | Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Portal to Bitcoin | Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto anywhere without putting coins at risk, all from within a controllable wallet. Founded in 2018, Portal is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $8.5M | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| Hello Ralphie | Hello Ralphie connects pet parents with licensed veterinarians through chat and video appointments and offers a convenient approach to quality pet care. Formerly known as My Virtual Vet, Hello Ralphie was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | $1.1M | Seed | Jan 07, 2021 |  |
| Rivet Work | Rivet is an online platform that helps construction companies, trade schools, and labor unions schedule, forecast, acquire and dispatch skilled workers and equipment to jobs and jobsites. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Nov 10, 2020 |  |
| Rivet Work | Rivet is an online platform that helps construction companies, trade schools, and labor unions schedule, forecast, acquire and dispatch skilled workers and equipment to jobs and jobsites. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. | $600K | Debt Financing | Nov 10, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IDEAL INDUSTRIES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideal-industries-82f6) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MGV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maschmeyer-group-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Michigan Rise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michigan-rise) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amity-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Zimba

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Zimba.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sam Ellis | Co-founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-ellis-6cea |

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## FAQ

### What does Sam Ellis invest in?

Sam Ellis invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Bitcoin startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sam Ellis?

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### When did Sam Ellis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sam Ellis closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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