Sam Kingsland

Managing Director, Granite Ventures, LLC

Sam Kingsland has worked in early-stage venture capital for the past 25 years. He began his career at Hambrecht & Quist Venture Capital, where he was part of a team that pioneered new models for individual and corporate venture investing. Mr. Kingsland was a founding Managing Director at Granite Ventures, LLC, an early-stage focused venture firm.

He has worked closely with companies in a diverse set of industries, such as SaaS applications, IoT, wireless communications, datacenter infrastructure and consumer applications and products.

Some of Mr. Kingsland’s past investments include DigitalThink (DTHK, Convergys), SnapTrack (QCOM), Fulcrum Microsystems (INTC), and Sierra Wireless (SWIR). He currently serves in a variety of board and advisory roles with companies such as Agilence, Kitu Systems, Table8, Simility, Kngine, and FounderSuite.

Sam holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College.