Samir Kaji is a co-founder and serves as CEO, board member and president of Allocate. He has served as a senior managing director at First Republic Bank. Mr. Kaji is an angel investor. He is also a member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. He is a co-founder of KF20 Capital. He has been involved in the venture capital business at SVB and First Republic Bank for almost 22 years and has worked closely with and advised over 700 venture capital and private equity firms. During that time, he has done over $12 billion in structured debt deals and has personally invested in over 60 funds and companies, including early stage investments in Carta (seed), Side (seed), PolicyGenius (Series A) and FanDuel (Series B), and growth stage investments in Reddit, Alto Pharmacy, Carbon Health and others. Samir holds a BA in Finance from San Jose State University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and has completed the prestigious Kauffman Fellows Venture Program. He also writes extensively about venture capital and is the host of the podcast Venture Unlocked. He currently lives in Menlo Park with his wife Ashley and their two kawapu puppies, Penny and Belle.