Samara Crasilneck

Samara Crasilneck is a Partner at MKT1 Capital based in New York City, New York, where she leads Seed and Series A investments across the consumer technology and SaaS sectors. Before joining the venture firm in 2023, she served as Head of Operations at VaynerMedia, working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk to scale the agency's operational infrastructure and growth initiatives. In her current investing role, she manages a portfolio of more than 20 active investments and recently led a Q1 2025 funding round for the marketing technology startup CreatorIQ. Crasilneck holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Michigan and maintains an audience of over 5,000 followers by sharing insights on artificial intelligence and marketing tools. Her current focus centers on deploying capital into the creator economy while providing founders with direct support for their commercialization strategies.