Samir Kaji

Samir Kaji is the CEO of Allocate. Samir has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Samir was previously the Senior Managing Director at First Republic Bank, where they oversaw the service startup, VC, and PE ecosystem. Prior to that, they were the Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank, where they were responsible for employee management, strategic planning, portfolio and relationship management, business development, and process management. Samir began their career at Silicon Valley Bank as an analyst in 1999 and was promoted to associate in 2001 and senior associate in 2002.

Samir Kaji received their MBA in finance from Santa Clara University and their Bachelors in finance from San Jose State University. Samir is currently a venture capitalist with the Kauffman Fellows Program.

Some direct reports include Coleman Miller - Head of Financial Product Operations, Sarith Demuni - Head of Design & User Experience, and John Felix - Director of Research & Diligence.