# Sam Friend

> Sam Friend is a seed investor in Barcelona backing SaaS, Travel and Big Data. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sam Friend is a seed investor in Barcelona focused on SaaS and Travel. Sam Friend - Advisor @ AVUXI

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Geospatial | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Go1 | GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources. | $2.6M | Seed | Dec 11, 2016 |  |
| AVUXI | AVUXI has ranked the popularity of every location on Earth to provide Location Context for Travel, Real Estate and Retail. Its pioneering GeoPopularity Engine and TopPlace™ product suite offer detailed Worldwide coverage, offering the quickest answer to where are the top places in any city. TopPlace™ products increase revenues and reduce timeconsuming location context data review, processing and research. | $186K | Angel | Oct 17, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Sur Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-sur-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Sheep Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-sheep-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Full Circle Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/full-circle-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [January Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/january-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lanai Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanai-partners-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sam Friend invest in?

Sam Friend invests primarily in SaaS, Travel and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sam Friend last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sam Friend closed in Dec 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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