Sam Shank
a16z speedrun, Stand Insurance, former CEO HotelTonight
San Francisco, California
Invests in
Stages:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$50,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Education
- NU
- Uo
Lists including Sam
Investments
Foraged
Total Funding: $3.2M
Hitch
Total Funding: $2.8M
Thimble
Total Funding: $25M
Zizoo
Total Funding: $2M
Pearachute
Total Funding: $2.7M
Gametime
Total Funding: $39M
Hipcamp
Total Funding: $41M
Omni
Total Funding: $110M
Periscope Co
Total Funding:
Apartment List
Total Funding: $170M
Vamo
Total Funding: $5M
Getaround
Total Funding: $540M
Liftopia
Total Funding: $7M
Work Experience
2025
Visiting Partner
2025
2025
Advisor
2025
2024
Advisor
2024
2023
Co-Founder
2023
Board Member
2023
2019 - 2022
Head of Commercial Team
2022 - 2022
Included the functions of enterprise account management, sales enablement, revenue management, business development and commercial strategy.
Head of Guest Experience
2020 - 2022
Led a team of product managers, data scientists, engineers and designers responsible for Airbnb's guest-facing websites and mobile apps. Launched category-based home search. Increased conversion by simplifying and optimizing various guest flows.
Head of Hotels
2019 - 2020
Led an initiative to add boutique hotel inventory to Airbnb, which was put on hold during Covid.
2010 - 2022
CEO
2010 - 2022
Co-founder and CEO of the leading last minute hotel booking app. Raised over $100m and built a team of 350 people. Grew the business to profitability with revenues in excess of $150m. Successfully sold the business to Airbnb in 2019. Continued to run HotelTonight inside Airbnb as an independent business unit.
2013 - 2016
Board Member
2013 - 2016
Independent Board Member for this fitness tracking app. Worked closely with CEO to determine strategy, budget, product roadmap and helped position the company for its successful sale to ASICS.
2008 - 2010
Founder & CEO
2008 - 2010
Travel deals search engine.
2006 - 2007
VP, Business Development
2006 - 2007
Led the company's partnership distribution efforts including partners such as Forbes and Washington Post. Also involved with inbound and outbound M&A activities. Also, as General Manager of TravelPost.com, managed all operations of the TravelPost.com website, including P&L responsibility, product strategy and international expansion.