Sam Das, Managing Director of CMFG Ventures (now TruStage Ventures). See sector focus and contact routes.
Sam Das, Managing Director of CMFG Ventures (now TruStage Ventures), invests in early-stage fintech and insurtech startups, primarily at the Seed, Series A, and Series B levels, with check sizes ranging from $1 million to $5 million for early rounds and up to $10 million for later stages [1][2][6]. His focus centers on companies enhancing financial security for credit union members, with a distinctive thesis supporting diverse founding teams through the firm’s $15 million Discovery Fund dedicated to underrepresented entrepreneurs [3][5][7]. Notable portfolio companies include Caribou, RenoFi, Cottage, Climb, and Zest AI, which deliver innovations in mobile banking, data analytics, and asset protection [3][5][9].
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