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Investor profile

Rodney Sampson

General Partner, 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund

About

Rodney Sampson is a venture capital investor at 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund who built his career as both an ecosystem architect and serial entrepreneur, co-founding streaming technology company Piksel and creating Opportunity Hub before launching his fund as the capital arm of that broader community-building work. He combines investing with educational programming to train the next generation of Black investors and angels, while also providing formal testimony to U.S. policymakers and serving as a thought leader for universities and cities designing tech ecosystems that intentionally center Black and underrepresented communities. Rodney Sampson is a venture capital investor at 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund who built his career as both an ecosystem architect and serial entrepreneur, co-founding streaming technology company Piksel and creating Opportunity Hub before launching his fund as the capital arm of that broader community-building work. He combines investing with educational programming to train the next generation of Black investors and angels, while also providing formal testimony to U.S. policymakers and serving as a thought leader for universities and cities designing tech ecosystems that intentionally center Black and underrepresented communities.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
FinTech
Future Of Work
Climate
SaaS
Diversity focus
Under-represented founders

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - $3M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA