Miguel Armaza sits down with Sam Bobley, Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus, an infrastructure company that transforms documents into data analytics with incredible accuracy designed to help financial services companies make high quality decisions at unprecedented speed.

Sam started building Ocrolus in his parent’s kitchen when he was only 22 and seven years later, the company employs nearly 1,000 people globally and has raised close to $50 million in equity from top VC funds, including Stage 2 Capital, QED, Fintech Collective, Oak HC/FT, and Bullpen Capital.

We talked about:
- Company origins
- Sam’s entrepreneurial journey
- Strategies on building and hiring the initial team
- Finding product-market fit and how he decided to shift and expand his client base
- The fast-changing and fast-moving fintech ecosystem
- Entrepreneurial advice
- And a whole lot more

Sam Bobley

Sam started building Ocrolus in his parent’s kitchen when he was 22-years-old. Six years later, the company employs nearly 1,000 people globally, spread across four offices. As Ocrolus matured, Sam authored a patent application and helped raise more than $30 million in venture capital. He was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Finance, Class of 2020.

About Ocrolus

Ocrolus is a human-in-the-loop infrastructure company that transforms documents into data analytics with over 99% accuracy. Ocrolus technology is designed to help financial services companies make high quality decisions with trusted data and unprecedented speed. Inc. Magazine recognized Ocrolus as the #1 fastest-growing fintech nationwide, and the #1 fastest-growing software company in NY. Visit ocrolus.com to learn more.

Sam Bobley, Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus - Transforming Documents into Data Analytics

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Sam Bobley, Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus - Transforming Documents into Data Analytics

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