# Sam Blackshear, Angel Investor

Investor in San Francisco, California

## About Sam Blackshear, Angel Investor

Sam Blackshear is an angel investor whose recent investment was in V12, an autonomous AI security agent built to simulate offensive attacks and continuously stress-test systems, helping organizations uncover weaknesses before adversaries exploit them.

He has participated at the early stage of funding, backing V12 during its seed round.

Sam also serves as Co-founder and CTO of Mysten Labs, a role he has held since 2021, where he leads technical innovation in blockchain infrastructure. Previously, he was a Principal Engineer at Meta, contributing to large-scale distributed systems.

## People

- **Sam Blackshear**, Angel Investor

## Key Facts

- **Location:** San Francisco, California
- **Investor Type:** Angel Investor

## Investment Industries

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Technology/Web/App

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