Montage Capital appointed Samantha Kim as principal. She joins founder and managing director Mike Rose, managing director Eric Gonzales, and principal Chet Kasper as the fourth member of the Montage investment team.
With more than 10 years of commercial lending experience, Kim joins Montage after five years at Avidbank, where she was most recently a VP-relationship manager and team leader in the specialty finance division. Previously, she was at East West Bank in various lending officer roles, supporting a range of growth stage companies. Kim started out in commercial lending as an associate at Silicon Valley Bank, where she worked with early stage, venture-backed tech companies and growth stage asset-based companies. After graduating from SVB’s formal credit training program, Kim was promoted to senior associate in the bank’s advisory group, where she gained valuable experience with challenging portfolio companies.
“We worked with Samantha for several years as a trusted bank partner and were continually impressed by her professionalism and work ethic,” Gonzales said. “After noticing that we were frequently seeking opportunities to partner with her or ask for her advice, we started discussing the possibility of her joining Montage as a key member of our investment team. Fortunately, Samantha is at a stage in her career where she is eager to take on new challenges and expand her skillset in helping companies with their growth capital needs. We especially look forward to her leadership and focus on the Montage Social Impact Fund.”
“I am thrilled to be a part of the Montage team,” Kim said. “I am impressed with the team and the business they have built and are continuing to grow. Leveraging my lending experience, I will work collaboratively with my team and our clients to help the Montage portfolio companies succeed. I am especially excited to find great companies and to make meaningful investments from the Montage Social Impact Fund.”
