Bio

Podcast (Venture Unlocked)and Blog: Ventureunlocked.substack.com Twitter: @samirkaji Angellist: Samirkaji I'm co-founder and CEO of Allocate. Allocate is a platform that gives investors of all types the ability to invest in the highest quality technology and life sciences private alternatives. We do this by removing the traditional friction points of discovery, diligence, and access that prevent the large population of qualified investors from participating. I'm also the host of Venture Unlocked, which goes into the inner workings of venture capital (www.ventureunlocked.substack.com & also on Itunes/Spotify). Previously, I was a Senior Managing Director at First Republic Bank, where I founded and built a 40+ person group focused on private funds and venture backed startups. During this time I worked with over 700 private equity and venture capital firms, where we both banked and advised venture capital funds and startups. Prior to joining First Republic, I spent 13 years at SVB working in various capacities, with my first 10 years being focused on providing early stage growth capital and working capital financing to venture and non-Venture backed software and Hardware companies of all stages. Companies I worked with at the early stages of their development included LinkedIn, Aruba Networks, Meraki, and Shutterfly. As part of the senior leadership team within SVB's venture fund services group, I worked with Venture Capital and Private Equity firms covering firms such as Sequoia Capital, Francisco Partners, Lightspeed Partners, IVP, Formation8 Partners, Venrock, and Founders Fund. I have completed over $12.0B in debt transactions and have a personal investing track record that includes early stage investments in Carta, Side, Policy Genius, Fanduel and fund investments such as Bullpen Capital, Lux Capital, Parade Ventures, Array, and Streamlined Ventures.