# Samit Varma

> Samit Varma is a seed investor at Troy Capital Partners (Santa Monica) backing Mobile and Fashion. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Troy Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/troy-capital-partners)
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2012
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samit-varma-8bba10/

Samit Varma is a seed investor at Troy Capital Partners in Santa Monica focused on Mobile and Fashion. Samit was born in Mt. Sinai, New York. He has since lived in Maryland, South Carolina, Connecticut, Florida, and California. Samit is an avid sports fan and enjoys basketball and football. He is a fan of the Trojans and Redskins and tries (unsuccessfully) to never miss an Army/Navy football game.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Analytics | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scopely | Scopely is an interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Stumble Guys”, and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others.Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience.Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami™ that supports one of the diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry. Recognized multiple times as Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years. Scopely has operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia-Pacific, including Bangalore and Shanghai, among others; EMEA, including Barcelona and Dublin, among others; and North America, including Boulder, Colorado, and Culver City, California, among others, with additional game studio partners across four continents. | $8.5M | Seed | Sep 19, 2012 |  |
| BeachMint | BeachMint is a venture backed social commerce company for designer-curated direct to consumer sites, founded by serial tech entrepreneurs, Josh Berman (Co-Founder MySpace) and Diego Berdakin. BeachMint launched their first brand, JewelMint, with Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist, Cher Coulter, in October 2010, StyleMint with Mary-Kate Olsen andAshley Olsen in July 2011, BeautyMint with Jessica Simpson and celebrity skincare expert, Nerida Joy, in October 2011, ShoeMint with Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist, Nicole Chavez, in collaboration with Steve Madden, HomeMint with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley in May 2012, and intiMINT with Brooke Burke-Charvet in June of 2012. Each site offers a subscription shopping model with personalized product recommendations for its members from their respective celebrity and expert.BeachMint recently announced a $35 million funding round led by Accel Partners, with participation from Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures and Millennium Technology Value Partners, with existing investors NEA, Trinity, Scale, Anthem, Lightbank (the founders of Groupon) and NALA Investments participating as well. This brings BeachMint’s total funding to over $80 million.Each of BeachMints online brands offer its members exclusive products that have been conceived through an authentic relationship with its celebrity designer and expert. Members have access to creative original content, personalized style advice and a curated assortment which changes on a monthly basis while consistently presenting a significant value over comparable items available elsewhere.. | $36.2M |  | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| BeachMint | BeachMint is a venture backed social commerce company for designer-curated direct to consumer sites, founded by serial tech entrepreneurs, Josh Berman (Co-Founder MySpace) and Diego Berdakin. BeachMint launched their first brand, JewelMint, with Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist, Cher Coulter, in October 2010, StyleMint with Mary-Kate Olsen andAshley Olsen in July 2011, BeautyMint with Jessica Simpson and celebrity skincare expert, Nerida Joy, in October 2011, ShoeMint with Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist, Nicole Chavez, in collaboration with Steve Madden, HomeMint with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley in May 2012, and intiMINT with Brooke Burke-Charvet in June of 2012. Each site offers a subscription shopping model with personalized product recommendations for its members from their respective celebrity and expert.BeachMint recently announced a $35 million funding round led by Accel Partners, with participation from Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures and Millennium Technology Value Partners, with existing investors NEA, Trinity, Scale, Anthem, Lightbank (the founders of Groupon) and NALA Investments participating as well. This brings BeachMint’s total funding to over $80 million.Each of BeachMints online brands offer its members exclusive products that have been conceived through an authentic relationship with its celebrity designer and expert. Members have access to creative original content, personalized style advice and a curated assortment which changes on a monthly basis while consistently presenting a significant value over comparable items available elsewhere.. | $10M |  | Dec 01, 2010 |  |
| Viewdle | Viewdle (www.viewdle.com) is the only independent mobile-focused visual analysis company. Viewdle enables the camera to inspire new social experiences and effortless communication. Viewdle is creating new user experiences in mobile gaming, social networking, social media, advertising and marketing, with the introduction of computer vision andrecognition technologies to consumer products. Its best-of-breed recognition technology has been developed by its global research and development team, which includes nine PhDs.Available Viewdle products (http://viewdle.com/products/index.html):- SocialCamera, a face recognition-based photo-socializing product for Android phones (http://viewdle.com/products/mobile/index.html)- ViewdleUploader, a face recognition-based photo tagging product for Facebook on the desktop pc (http://viewdle.com/products/desktop/index.html)- ViewdleSDK, a face recognition SDK for augmented reality, video, and photo solutions across multiple device platforms | $10M | Series B | Oct 05, 2010 |  |
| BeachMint | BeachMint is a venture backed social commerce company for designer-curated direct to consumer sites, founded by serial tech entrepreneurs, Josh Berman (Co-Founder MySpace) and Diego Berdakin. BeachMint launched their first brand, JewelMint, with Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist, Cher Coulter, in October 2010, StyleMint with Mary-Kate Olsen andAshley Olsen in July 2011, BeautyMint with Jessica Simpson and celebrity skincare expert, Nerida Joy, in October 2011, ShoeMint with Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist, Nicole Chavez, in collaboration with Steve Madden, HomeMint with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley in May 2012, and intiMINT with Brooke Burke-Charvet in June of 2012. Each site offers a subscription shopping model with personalized product recommendations for its members from their respective celebrity and expert.BeachMint recently announced a $35 million funding round led by Accel Partners, with participation from Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures and Millennium Technology Value Partners, with existing investors NEA, Trinity, Scale, Anthem, Lightbank (the founders of Groupon) and NALA Investments participating as well. This brings BeachMint’s total funding to over $80 million.Each of BeachMints online brands offer its members exclusive products that have been conceived through an authentic relationship with its celebrity designer and expert. Members have access to creative original content, personalized style advice and a curated assortment which changes on a monthly basis while consistently presenting a significant value over comparable items available elsewhere.. | $5M |  | Jun 14, 2010 |  |
| Viewdle | Viewdle (www.viewdle.com) is the only independent mobile-focused visual analysis company. Viewdle enables the camera to inspire new social experiences and effortless communication. Viewdle is creating new user experiences in mobile gaming, social networking, social media, advertising and marketing, with the introduction of computer vision andrecognition technologies to consumer products. Its best-of-breed recognition technology has been developed by its global research and development team, which includes nine PhDs.Available Viewdle products (http://viewdle.com/products/index.html):- SocialCamera, a face recognition-based photo-socializing product for Android phones (http://viewdle.com/products/mobile/index.html)- ViewdleUploader, a face recognition-based photo tagging product for Facebook on the desktop pc (http://viewdle.com/products/desktop/index.html)- ViewdleSDK, a face recognition SDK for augmented reality, video, and photo solutions across multiple device platforms | $2M | Series A | Jan 01, 2009 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Trinity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trinity-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Best Buy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/best-buy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackBerry Partners Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackberry-partners-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Double M Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-m-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Millennium Technology Value Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/millennium-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miramar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miramar-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Troy Capital Partners

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Troy Capital Partners is an early stage venture capital firm. They invest in technology businesses across SaaS, consumer internet, digital media, AR/VR, retail and e-commerce.

5 contacts available at Troy Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Sullivan | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-sullivan-7 |
| Samit Varma | General Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samit-varma |
| Anthony Tucker | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-tucker |
| Brian Sullivan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-sullivan-7fe4 |
| Josh Berman | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-berman |

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## FAQ

### What does Samit Varma invest in?

Samit Varma invests primarily in Mobile, Fashion and Jewelry startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Samit Varma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Samit Varma closed in Sep 2012. Shizune tracks 6 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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