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Sam Spar

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Principal, Futaleufu Manager

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Record updated 4 October 2026

About

Meet Sam, who's more excited about search than a dog is about a bone. He started his career as a consultant with Visa in San Francisco, working on technology projects. But the real magic happened when Sam learned about search funds and found his bone. Sam left Visa and worked for Futaleufu, to later leave and get his MBA at Booth with the intent of raising a search fund after graduation. During the summer between the first and second year, he worked for Emporos—a search fund company. But like a boomerang, after graduating, he bounced back to Futaleufu. Sam loves to quote Warren Buffett, who says, “Work for people you admire and do what you love,” and that said “Futaleufu.” When asked what it is about Futaleufu, he references the mentorship model and the joy of partnering with entrepreneurs on their journey to find, buy, and grow a high-potential business. When he's not helping search fund entrepreneurs buy and run companies, Sam can be found exploring NYC on his electric cycle (only lo

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