5x founder
Sam Hodges
Business Builder & Entrepreneur | Fintech, Insurance & Financial Services
Experience
Career
2026Vouch Insurance
Co-founderCo-founder and Executive Chairman · 2026 – Present
2018Vouch Insurance
Co-founderCo-founder and CEO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2018 – 2026
2011Endurance Companies
Co-founderCo-founder and Board Member · San Francisco Bay Area · 2011 – Present
- 2011
Multiple Companies
Board Member & Investor · 2011 – Present
2018Corix Insurance
Co-founderCo-Founder · 2018 – 2025
2018Funding Circle US
Co-founderCo-founder, Chairman · San Francisco Bay Area · 2018
2011Funding Circle US
Co-founderCo-Founder, Managing Director · San Francisco Bay Area · 2011 – 2018
2016The Aspen Institute
Finance Leaders Fellow · Aspen, CO · 2016 – 2018
2016U.S. Department of Commerce
Trade Finance Advisory Council Member · Washington D.C. Metro Area · 2016 – 2018
2011WorkingPoint
Co-founderInterim CEO and Board Member · 2011 – 2015
2010BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments
Investment Manager · Beijing, China · 2010
2008SecondMarket, Inc.
Vice-President, Business Development · 2008 – 2010
2007First Mark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures / PCM )
Associate · Greater New York City Area · 2007 – 2008
- 2007
Pequot Capital Management
Associate · Greater New York City Area · 2007 – 2008
- 2004
Katzenbach Partners LLC
Senior Associate · 2004 – 2007
Bio
Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Vouch, better business insurance for technology start-ups. Previously co-founder and MD of Funding Circle US (IPO in 2018, FCH.L), and various operating and investing roles focused on financial and insurance technology and B2B software. Live/work in SF.