Ignite & Scale - Sam Baker on Building Mobility VC, Global Expansion & the Future of Mobility Investment

About this episode

Mike Allen interviews Sam Baker about building Mobility VC and the future of mobility investment.

In this episode of Ignite & Scale, Mike Allen talks to Sam Baker. Sam Baker is the Managing Partner of Mobility VC , a global venture platform focused on investing in the underlying infrastructure that enables the future of mobility. His career spans impact-driven work at Kiva, followed by co-founding and scaling a mobility platform operating in over 100 cities worldwide. At Mobility VC, he leads a highly international, operator-led team that combines investment with hands-on support, leveraging deep global networks to help companies expand, form strategic partnerships, and scale across markets. Sam explains that Mobility VC differentiates itself through a bottom-up, relationship-driven investment approach focused on resilience, long-term collaboration, and practical value creation rather than chasing trends. The firm primarily backs B2B mobility solutions that form the “behind-the-scenes” infrastructure of the sector, helping companies internationalize, access strategic partners, and navigate complex markets. He emphasizes the importance of founder resilience, realistic growth expectations, and leveraging diverse investor networks rather than rapid geographic expansion…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Allen

Guest: Sam Baker

Topics covered

• mobility investment
• venture capital
• global expansion
• B2B solutions
• founder resilience

Keywords

• mobility
• venture capital
• investment strategy
• global markets
• founder resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mobility VC, Kiva

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