Samuel Hodges
Chief Executive Officer at Vouch, Inc.
Profile
Samuel H.
Hodges is the founder of Endurance Lending Network, Inc. (2011), Funding Circle Ltd.
(2010), Funding Circle Holdings Plc (2010), Funding Circle USA, Inc. (2010), and Vouch, Inc. (2018).
He is also the founder of Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH.
Currently, he holds the position of Co-Chief Executive Officer at The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust, Director at Limit Financial Inc. and SoraFinance, Inc., Partner at Endurance Cos.
LLC (since 2011), Board Member at Women In Fintech (since 2019), and Advisor at Kilonova Capital LLC.
He previously held the position of Interim CEO & Board Member at NetBooks, Inc. (2011-2015), Vice President & Business Development at Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (2008-2010), Vice President-Business Development at Genesis Global Trading, Inc., Associate at Pequot Capital Management, Inc., Associate at FirstMark Capital LLC, Senior Associate at Katzenbach Partners LLC, and Trade Finance Advisory Council Member at US Department of Commerce (District of Columbia) (2016-2018).
He also worked as an Investment Manager at Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc. (2010).
Mr. Hodges completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University and his graduate studies at Stanford University, where he earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Samuel Hodges active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Vouch, Inc.
 Vouch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vouch, Inc. develops financial and insurance technology. The company was founded by Sam H. Hodges and Travis Hedgei is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-08-31 |
The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust
 The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust is a charitable trust that provides services for performing arts theatres. The non-profit company is based in Southampton, UK. The CEOs are Monique Deletant, Samuel H. Hodges. The British company was founded in 1983. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Endurance Cos. LLC
 Endurance Cos. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Endurance Cos. LLC (Endurance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Angelo Fu. The firm is headquartered in New Hampshire. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-11-30 |
SoraFinance, Inc.
 SoraFinance, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance SoraFinance, Inc. provides loan services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Rohit Agarwal, Siddhartha Oza. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kilonova Capital LLC
 Kilonova Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kilonova Capital LLC (Kilonova Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Mark Watt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Women In Fintech
 Women In Fintech Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women In Fintech is an organization that focuses on saving women's rights. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-31 |
Limit Financial Inc.
 Limit Financial Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Limit Financial Inc. is a managing general underwriter specializing in credit insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The company sources, underwrites, and places credit insurance with a panel of (re)insurers and seamlessly manages the contract lifecycle. The Limitfi technology platform enables financial services companies to more effectively access and manage credit risk, reduce capital requirements, and mitigate volatility. The company was founded by Adam Budnick, ZACH SMITH. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Samuel Hodges
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) | Consultant / Advisor | 2018-08-31 |
NetBooks, Inc.
 NetBooks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetBooks, Inc. provides online business management systems, content, and community. It offers accounting, invoicing, expense management, financial and tax reporting, contact, inventory and cash management, online company profile, and business dashboard. The company was founded by Evers Ridgely, Tate Holt and Thomas A. Proulx in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-01-31 |
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Training of Samuel Hodges
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| FUNDING CIRCLE HOLDINGS PLC | Finance |
| Private companies | 18 |
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FirstMark Capital LLC
 FirstMark Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Genesis Global Trading, Inc.
 Genesis Global Trading, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2005 by Barry E. Silbert, Genesis Global trading, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as SecondMarket, Inc., and prior to that, as Green Drake Capital Corp. Genesis is a subsidiary of Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. and their ultimate parent is Digital Currency Group, Inc. Genesis member of FINRA, the MSRB and the SIPC. The firm provides liquidity and trading solutions to institutional and accredited investors who hold restricted securities positions in public and private companies. They offer services such as auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, private company stock, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, restricted securities and blocks in small-cap companies and whole loans. | Finance |
Katzenbach Partners LLC
 Katzenbach Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Katzenbach Partners LLC provides management consulting services in the areas of strategy development, organizational design, and employee training. The company designs pricing and benchmarking strategies, sales training programs, and knowledge management systems. It also assists the companies going through the organizational changes such as mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded by Niko Canner and Jon R. Katzenbach in 1998 and is located in New York, NY | Commercial Services |
Pequot Capital Management, Inc.
 Pequot Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998 by Arthur J. Samberg, Pequot Capital Management Inc. is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. They manage the Pequot Family of Funds. | Finance |
Funding Circle USA, Inc.
 Funding Circle USA, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of Funding Circle Holdings Plc, Funding Circle USA, Inc. is a private company that provides small business loans. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2010 by Samir Desai, Samuel H. Hodges. Samir Desai has been the CEO since 2010. | Finance |
Funding Circle Ltd.
 Funding Circle Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Funding Circle Ltd. provides peer to peer small business loan lending services. It operates an online marketplace that helps small businesses to find finance. The firm’s marketplace enables people lend to businesses to finance working capital, expansion capital, asset finance and one off business expenses. The company was founded by Samir Desai, James Meekings, Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, N. Alex Tonelli and Samuel H. Hodges in August 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH
 Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH provides small and medium sized companies with a financing option. It offers companies customized financing solutions and investors with a risk-return profile. The company was founded by Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, James Meekings, Matthias Knecht, Samuel H. Hodges, Samir Desai, Grobe Christian, and Alex Tonelli in 2010 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Finance |
Endurance Lending Network, Inc.
 Endurance Lending Network, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Endurance Lending Network, Inc. provides peer to peer small business loan lending services. The company was founded by Samuel H. Hodges and N. Alex Tonelli in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Vouch, Inc.
Vouch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vouch, Inc. develops financial and insurance technology. The company was founded by Sam H. Hodges and Travis Hedgei is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust
The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Southampton Nuffield Theatre Trust is a charitable trust that provides services for performing arts theatres. The non-profit company is based in Southampton, UK. The CEOs are Monique Deletant, Samuel H. Hodges. The British company was founded in 1983. | Miscellaneous |
Endurance Cos. LLC
Endurance Cos. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Endurance Cos. LLC (Endurance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Angelo Fu. The firm is headquartered in New Hampshire. | Finance |
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc.
 Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments Inc. (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
NetBooks, Inc.
NetBooks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetBooks, Inc. provides online business management systems, content, and community. It offers accounting, invoicing, expense management, financial and tax reporting, contact, inventory and cash management, online company profile, and business dashboard. The company was founded by Evers Ridgely, Tate Holt and Thomas A. Proulx in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| US Department of Commerce (District of columbia) | Government |
SoraFinance, Inc.
SoraFinance, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance SoraFinance, Inc. provides loan services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Rohit Agarwal, Siddhartha Oza. | Finance |
Kilonova Capital LLC
Kilonova Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kilonova Capital LLC (Kilonova Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Mark Watt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Women In Fintech
Women In Fintech Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women In Fintech is an organization that focuses on saving women's rights. | Commercial Services |
Limit Financial Inc.
Limit Financial Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Limit Financial Inc. is a managing general underwriter specializing in credit insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The company sources, underwrites, and places credit insurance with a panel of (re)insurers and seamlessly manages the contract lifecycle. The Limitfi technology platform enables financial services companies to more effectively access and manage credit risk, reduce capital requirements, and mitigate volatility. The company was founded by Adam Budnick, ZACH SMITH. | Finance |
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