
EXPERTISE
Fundraising; Go-To-Market Strategy; Governance; Operations; Market Research; Market Selection; Market Validation; Market Analysis; Public Relations; Product Marketing; Product Development; People Ops; Overseas Expansion; Business Modeling; Branding; Culture Creation
BUSINESS MODEL EXPERIENCE
B2B
EXPERTISE IN THESE COUNTRIES
United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Singapore; UAE
Alliv Samson
Chief Growth Officer
Auckland
Alliv Samson, CGO and Co-Founder of Kami. Alliv Samson is the CGO and Co-Founder of Kami, a Kiwi ed-tech company that is transforming the way students and teachers engage and collaborate with learning resources. She is responsible for Kami’s ventures into offshore markets, their marketing efforts, team growth, and user growth.
The world’s #1 digital classroom application, Kami, is used by over 40 million users across 180 countries and 90% of U.S. K-12 schools. The company was included in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies for 2022 — one of the only NZ-based companies to join the ranks of Spotify, Apple, and Patagonia — to represent the best of Kiwi entrepreneurship on the global stage.
Alliv graduated from the University of Auckland. She has mentored university students through The University of Auckland Velocity Programme and Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and her experience in computer science and freelance work has helped shape Kami into one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies globally.
Why are you passionate about working with startup founders?
I'd like to share my experiences and learnings with other startup founders.
What experience do you have working with startup founders?
I have mentored in other entrepreneurship programs in Auckland Uni.

