Samantha Lewis
Investor at Mercury
Houston, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2023 - Current
Lead investments at the firm in fintech, data platforms, AI and blockchain infrastructure.
Principal
2020 - 2023
Sourcing new early-stage investments by nurturing strong relationships with founders and the broader venture capital community. Leading investments in key thematic areas and serving on portfolio companies Board of Directors. Assisting in all aspects of due diligence, including detailed customer and management references, market sizing and mapping, financial modeling and industry research. Researching thematic areas for investment and collaborating with the partners to push fund thinking in thesis areas. Creating and driving internal processes to efficiently deploy capital and maximize ROI.
Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm.
Adjunct Professor
2024
Professor of Financing the Startup Venture for the Rice undergraduate entrepreneurship concentration through the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation.
Board Observer
2024
Plasma's EVM compatible, UTXO network expands functionality on Bitcoin, starting with expanding access to USDT stablecoins on Bitcoin. With Plasma, developers can build on Bitcoin without limits. https://www.plasma.to/
Member Board of Directors
2022
Civitech is a political technology startup devoted to applying technology-based solutions to civic problems.
Raised $23,118,113.00 from Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.) and Spring St. Group.
Fellow
2022
The world's premier venture capital fellowship program.
Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows
Member Board of Directors
2021
All-in-one grocery planning, inventory & cooking app
Raised $2,925,309.00 from RevTech Ventures.
Investor
2021
Zirtue is a relationship-based lending application that simplifies and automates loans between friends, family and trusted relationships.
Raised $4,100,000.00 from Techstars, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Inclusive Ventures Lab, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, SixThirty, Google for Startups and Capital Factory.
Member Board of Directors
2022 - 2024
Arden was acquired by LISNR in Q4 2024. Arden is a Mercury venture studio deal working on deepening customer engagement for businesses through blockchain infrastructure and AI.
Member Board of Directors
2019 - 2024
Topl was acquired by Plasma in 2024. Plasma's EVM compatible, UTXO network expands functionality on Bitcoin, starting with expanding access to USDT stablecoins on Bitcoin. With Plasma, developers can build on Bitcoin without limits. https://www.plasma.to/
Topl is an impact technology economy that enables digital and sustainable transformation across value chains.
Raised $21,678,616.00 from Mercy Corps Ventures, Republic, Samara Asset Group, A100x Ventures and Mercury.
Board Observer
2023 - 2024
Acquired by BitGo in 2024 Brassica is a fintech infrastructure company laying the groundwork for the rise of alternative and digital assets.
Brassica is a financial technology company that develops an investment infrastructure for private securities and digital assets.
Raised $16,000,000.00 from Mercury, Armyn Capital, Neowiz, NGC Ventures, Alpha Asset Management, Broadhaven Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, VC3 DAO and Long Journey Ventures.