Sam Keisner
Founder of Barry's Israel
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2025 - Current
We are a new breed of VC at the cross section of technology, innovation and human creativity. In our role as venture builders + VC, we maximize our investors' returns by applying focused Creative Capital to a foundation of venture excellence. We don't just invest, we actively build and nurture each startup to achieve its full potential. It’s what sets us apart.
Co-Founder
2024
Growth + capital specialists for the experience economy. SAKE helps build category-defining companies across eat, drink + do through hands on positioning, GTM, financial modelling + management, fundraising + M&A.
Co-Founder & Director
2023
Board Member
2023
More than a ticket. Project in stealth.
Venture Partner
2022
Co-Founder
2020
We are an independent collaborative workspace in the City of London with a focus on supporting early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs inspired to create, disrupt and innovative.
Founding Partner
2019 - 2023
Our mission is to support entrepreneurs with big ideas through the reality of early stage growth. We do this by validating concepts, developing bespoke technologies, streamlining operations and facilitating investment. GO10X Ventures invests in early-stage businesses before through our syndicate of private investors. Our aim is to accelerate the progress to through the early stages by making sure the founders are surrounded by our A-Team from day one.
Investor & Advisor
2020 - 2022
Acquired.
Head of Venture
2020 - 2020
Investment Associate, Primary Investment
2014 - 2018
John Laing is a fund owned and managed by KKR. Investing equity in to Clean Tech assets across Europe through M&A and Project Finance investment structures.
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
2015 - 2019
High School
2007 - 2014