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Sam Hickmann

Founder of Stride.trade

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Sam Hickmann is the CEO of Stride.trade in San Francisco, with a background in angel investing and entrepreneurship. He has successfully co-founded and led various companies, including JOY - Behavioral Technologies for Families, and has made impactful investments in startups like Front and Station. Hickmann's career highlights include founding successful ventures like JOY and being a seed investor in Front, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic investing in the tech industry.

Work Experience 

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Beymann Capital

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2024 - Current

    TRADE WITHOUT RISKING YOUR OWN MONEY. WE FUND, YOU PROFIT. Achieve financial freedom through day trading. www.BEYMANN.capital

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Stride.trade

  • Founder & CEO

    2023

    WE EMPOWER TRADING INSTITUTIONS TO SCALE AND SUCCEED Our advanced end-to-end platform leverages data intelligence to drive growth and efficiency. www.STRIDE.trade

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Front App

  • Seed investor

    2014

    Front Raises Series D at $1.7B Valuation, Joins List of only 10 other SaaS Unicorns Founded and Led by Women

Front is a communication hub for building strong customer relationships on digital channels.

Raised $203,600,000.00 from boldstart ventures, Battery Ventures, Threshold, Jennifer Tejada, Vine Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Uncork Capital.

front.com
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The Idea Company

  • Founder and CEO

    2015

    Startup Studio

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Parents'​ Club of Stanford University

  • Parents'​ Club of Stanford University

    2021

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LIFT Aircraft

  • Investor

    2021

    Multirotor Drone. The world's first personal flying experience for everyone.

LIFT Aircraft has developed an electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Raised $9,236,224.00 from ATX Venture Partners.

liftaircraft.com
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JOY - Behavioral Technologies for Families

  • Co-founder, CEO

    2016 - 2022

    We help children manage their mental health to become strong adults.

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Forbes San Francisco Business Council

  • Council Member and Contributor

    2018 - 2022

Forbes San Francisco Business Council is an invitation-only community for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders in San Francisco.

forbessanfranciscocouncil.com
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HAX

  • HAX 8 and HAX Growth 2016

    2016 - 2020

HAX is SOSV's venture program for Hard Tech

hax.co
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Kwarter

  • Co-Founder & VP Product

    2011 - 2016

    Kwarter is a second-screen gamification platform that helps brands, broadcasters and producers to create, manage and monetize their live audience participation. Kwarter raised $6M in seed and Series-A, and is based in San Francisco, CA.

Investments 

Station

Preseed

Total funding: $5M

Front

Seed

Total funding: $210M

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