Sam Palazzolo

Sam Palazzolo is a Partner at LvlUp Ventures and the Managing Director and Fractional Chief Revenue Officer at Tip of the Spear Ventures, based in Los Angeles, California. He previously worked as a management consultant at Deloitte and held sales, marketing, and retail operations roles at Toyota. Transitioning to the technology sector, Palazzolo led the SaaS startup Connect to an $8 million funding round and a private equity acquisition by TowerBrook. At LvlUp Ventures, he evaluates multistage investments across artificial intelligence, financial technology, and consumer technology, contributing to a firm that backs over 500 startups annually with a failure rate under five percent. Additionally, he founded the Javelin Institute to provide executive education for leaders impacted by personal hardships. His current focus centers on venture capital deployment, business transformation, and providing strategic revenue guidance for emerging and turnaround enterprises.