Samit Varma

Samit received a BS in Mechanical Engineering with merit from the United States Naval Academy. He went on to serve 7 years in the US Navy as a Nuclear Submarine Officer. While in the Navy, Samit was ranked number 1 out of 300 officers. He was awarded Squadron Junior Officer of the Year in 2001 for demonstrating excellent technical knowledge, leadership and management.

After the Navy, he went on to earn his MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC. While at USC, Samit was one of six students chosen to manage the school’s Student Investment Funds. He was ranked number 1 out of 750 in the Finance Department and elected by professors and peers to be the Core Finance Teaching Assistant. He concentrated on Finance and Entrepreneurship at USC and his Technology Feasibility project was published in the course textbook to be used as the example. He made the Dean’s list every semester and is a member of the Beta Gamma Business Honors Society.

Samit joined Anthem Venture Partners five years ago while earning his MBA. He completed due diligence and market analysis on prospective investments, and he worked closely with several portfolio companies, including Advanced Cell Technology and Audyssey Labs.

Samit eventually joined Audyssey Labs full time after completing his MBA and served as VP of Operations, Business Development and Finance. He led a seed round and three follow on rounds of venture and debt financing. Samit was instrumental in making the core technology the de-facto industry standard for audio correction. He developed key business relationships with the world’s largest Consumer Electronics manufacturers in Japan, Korea, and the US and managed complex off shore manufacturing in China and Taiwan. Samit managed Audyssey’s day to day operations and helped the founders create a solid strategic vision with a long term pipeline of products and services.



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