Samuel Shank
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Samuel Shank is a Board Member at Operto Guest Technologies. He attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and the University of Virginia.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Samuel Shank invests in
MobileMarketplaceAppsTravelE-Commerce
Stages Samuel Shank invests in
SeedPre-SeedAngelSeries ASeries C
Countries Samuel Shank invests in
United StatesGermany
Round sizes
Seed $1.2M–$3MPre-Seed $200k–$2.5M
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$3M
- Pre-Seed
- $200k–$2.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 4 (25%)
- Marketplace 4 (25%)
- Apps 3 (19%)
- Travel 3 (19%)
- E-Commerce 3 (19%)
Country
- United States 11 (69%)
- Germany 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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YieldClub
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YieldClub is a mobile app that helps you grow your savings with higher returns than a traditional bank. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Jun 20, 2025 | |
Foraged
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Foraged is a platform marketplace for specialty foods. Vendors on the Foraged marketplace sell hard-to-find foods direct to consumers. Their objective is to increase food sustainability, traceability, and quality by centralizing the specialty food market on a single marketplace. | $200K / Pre-Seed / Sep 15, 2021 | |
Hitch
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Hitch provides comfy, shared car rides between cities. | Seed / Sep 26, 2018 | |
Thimble
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Thimble is an insurance producer enabling small businesses to succeed on their own terms. The company provides liability coverage for customers in more than 100 professions including landscapers, beauticians, dog walkers, handymen, DJs, and musicians. It also offers flexible, short term, and versatile insurance to small businesses, independentworkers, and freelancers.Thimble allows the company to expand from its roots as a pioneer of drone insurance to a full partner for all small businesses and modern workers as they grow in the on-demand economy. It also allows small businesses to obtain A-rated insurance for every job with the help of some amazing partners.Thimble was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, USA. | $2.7M / Seed / Aug 08, 2016 | |
Zizoo
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Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com forBoats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence.They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day).Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies. | $1.8M / Jul 05, 2016 | |
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Zizoo
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Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com forBoats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence.They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day).Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies. | $1.9M / Seed / Jul 05, 2016 | |
Pearachute
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Drop in to the best kid classes in Chicago! Pearachute is a new way to help your child discover and explore activities that best fit your family’s schedule. From ballet to baseball, Pearachute gives you flexibility and variety - all in one monthly membership. | $1.2M / Seed / Feb 11, 2016 | |
Gametime
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Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater. It makes finding the perfect live experience remarkably fast and easy. They curate an epic list of the most amazing possibilities in the city has to offer. Once the client selects their event it will examine over 10,000 potential seats and present them withthe 50 best values to select.Each curated seat option includes a panoramic high-resolution photo so their client can experience the actual view from their section. Navigate to the seat map to see price versus the location comparisons with true-to-life, full-color venue maps. Gametime delivers the tickets directly to the client's phone. Now they are offering sports, concerts, and theater events across the United States and Canada. | $9.3M / Series A / May 14, 2015 | |
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Zizoo
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Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com forBoats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence.They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day).Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies. | Mar 01, 2015 | |
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Zizoo
|
Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com forBoats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence.They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day).Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies. | Angel / Mar 01, 2015 | |
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aws Gründungsfonds
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Russmedia Equity Partners
2 deals together
8VC
1 deal together
Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
1 deal together
Bolt
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Samuel Shank invest in?
Samuel Shank invests primarily in Mobile, Marketplace and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 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 Samuel Shank's check size?
Samuel Shank typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$3M at Seed and $200k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Samuel Shank participates in.
When did Samuel Shank last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Samuel Shank closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 16 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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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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