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About Investor

Samir Kaji serves as Managing Partner and is the CEO and co-founder of Allocate, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, where he focuses on pre-seed and seed stage investments in AR/VR, Social Networks, IoT, Web3/Blockchain, Enterprise, and FinTech sectors, with particular attention to San Francisco Bay Area opportunities. His background includes nearly 22 years in venture banking between Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank, where he worked closely with and advised over 700 venture capital and private equity firms, giving him unique insights into the venture capital ecosystem. Kaji holds an MBA in Venture Capital and Finance from Santa Clara University, and he founded Allocate after his extensive career in venture banking to create a platform that helps investors responsible for deploying capital into venture funds and direct investments.