Samit Varma
Partner
About Samit
Samit was born in Mt. Sinai, New York. He has since lived in Maryland, South Carolina, Connecticut, Florida, and California. Samit is an avid sports fan and enjoys basketball and football. He is a fan of the Trojans and Redskins and tries (unsuccessfully) to never miss an Army/Navy football game. When not overheating in the valley, Samit can be found somewhere near the water.
Portfolio responsibilities include:
Audyssey • Siperian • Wavestream • Viewdle • TrueCar • Zag • AdventureLink • Cynvenio • JanRain
At Anthem
Samit started as an Associate at Anthem in 2003. He worked with several portfolio companies including Audyssey Labs and Advanced Cell Technology. He currently serves on the board of JanRain, Audyssey and AdventureLink and is a board observer at Cynvenio and Wavestream. Samit also works closely with Zag and and TrueCar.
Before Anthem
Samit started at Audyssey Labs in conjunction with the first round of funding and worked there for over three years as VP of Operations. He also managed finance and coordinated three rounds of venture and debt financing. Samit was instrumental in making Audyssey a leading supplier of audio technologies to consumer electronic, automotive, and professional sound companies. He worked directly with the world's largest Consumer Electronics manufacturers in Japan, Korea, and the US, and managed complex off shore manufacturing in China and Taiwan.
Before Audyssey, Samit spent seven years as a nuclear submarine officer. He completed five successful patrols on the Strategic Missile Submarine, USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) and was awarded Junior Officer of the Year in 2003. While on Nebraska, Samit led various divisions including, Engineering, Weapons, Sonar and Navigation. After his sea duty he moved to Los Angeles where he taught Leadership and Management and Systems Engineering in the ROTC program at USC.
Educational Background
Samit earned his MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He concentrated on Finance, Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization while at USC.
Samit also received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. After graduation, he moved to Charleston, SC where he completed the one year Naval Nuclear Power Training Program.
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Partner
Samit Varma
Partner
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Chief Financial Officer
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL
Greg and the Anthem guys are a pleasure to have on the team. They're invaluable when we need help, stay out of the way when we don't, and know how to tell the difference.
They work to help entrepreneurs build strong companies, and they're very good at it.
Robin Adler, NexTest