Samir Kaji
CEO and Co-founder
Allocate

Prior to co-founding Allocate, Samir spent nearly 22 years in venture banking between SVB and First Republic Bank and closely worked with over 700 venture capital and private equity firms and worked with firms such as Sequoia, Lightspeed, Clearlake, and companies such as LinkedIn, Roku, and Brex.

During this time, he completed over $12B in structured debt transactions and invested personally in over 60 funds and companies, including early-stage investments into Carta (seed), Side (seed), PolicyGenius (Series A), and FanDuel (Series B) as well as Growth investments into Reddit, Alto Pharmacy, and Carbon Health.

Samir completed a finance undergraduate degree at San Jose State University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and completed the prestigious Kauffman Fellows venture program.

He is also an active writer on venture capital and is the host of a top venture podcast called Venture Unlocked.