Episode 12- Sam Hodges: Founder of Funding Circle (IPO) & Vouch Insurance

About This Episode

Sam Hodges is Co-Founder and CEO of Vouch Insurance, which serves the needs of high-growth technology companies, backed by $70M in equity capital from Ribbit Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Y Combinator, and Index Ventures among others. Previously, Sam served as Co-Founder and U.S. Managing Director for Funding Circle US (IPO: FCH.L), a leading global lending platform for small businesses, where he helped scale the U.S. operation to over $1.5B in total origination volume, serving tens of thousands of small businesses. Before this, Sam played a role in building several other financial technology companies and started his career in management consulting and investing. He received his MBA and MS from Stanford University and graduated, magna cum laude, from Brown University, and is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the The Aspen Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship.