Sam joined Accel in 2024 as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence on the early stage team in London. In this role, Sam shares his knowledge of building and scaling companies with teams across Accel’s portfolio. In addition, Sam works closely with Accel’s investment team, sourcing and assessing new investment opportunities.
Prior to Accel, Sam was VP of Engineering at Checkout.com. Here, he led the company’s critical Machine Learning and Data Engineering, Data Analytics Engineering and Product Analytics, and DevOps, Developer Tooling and Experience teams through Checkout.com’s journey from approximately 200 to 2,200 employees. In addition to these platform teams, Sam also led several Product Engineering teams and was responsible for a team of around 120 people, a $10M+ budget and setting the technology direction and strategy. Sam also led technical due diligence for the company’s M&A process for several successful acquisitions.
Prior to Checkout.com, Sam spent a decade in the gaming industry at companies such as Blizzard Entertainment.
Sam holds a BSc in Artificial Intelligence from Durham University.