Sam Tate

Director of Investment & Innovation

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Sam is the Director of Investment and Innovation at Material Capital Partners where he is responsible for evaluating and structuring investment opportunities, technology, IT and operations, market analysis, investor relations and supports underwriting new opportunities and capital formation. Sam also works at Material Ventures, Material Capital Partners’ technology investing affiliate that incubates and invests in complimentary technology opportunities.

Prior to his current role, Sam founded a travel startup called Roost and held finance positions at DDJ Capital Management and the World Surf League where he focused on investment analytics and strategy.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California, with degrees in Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business and Technology Entrepreneurship from the Viterbi School of Engineering. He was recognized as the 2019 USC Student Entrepreneur of the Year and is a member of the Urban Land Institute's Young Leaders Group.