Slover
01 — About

Building at the intersection of data, design, food, and health.

Sam Slover is a designer, programmer, entrepreneur, and investor based between New York and Atlanta. He founded Pinto, the leading product database for food, grocery, and personalized nutrition info, which was acquired by SPINS.

His work focuses on making complex data more useful, visual, and personalized - especially across food, health, and consumer decision-making. His projects have been featured by The New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, Fortune, Bloomberg, INC., and others.

Today, Sam invests in early-stage founders across health, AI, data platforms, nutrition, human wellness & longevity, foodtech, CPG & retail, and the future of work. He also teaches data and design at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, where he created the course Designing for Data Personalization.

Based in
NYC & Atlanta
Focus
HealthNutritionFood systemsData platformsAI / MLRetail + CPGHuman wellnessLongevity
Education
NYU ITP · UBC

Experience

2022 – Present
Investor & Advisor
Self
Investing in and advising early-stage startups across health, AI, data platforms, human wellness & longevity, foodtech, nutrition, CPG & retail, and the future of work.
2024 – 2025
Strategic Advisor
SPINS
Advised on product strategy and the continued integration of Pinto’s data and machine learning platform into SPINS’s broader insights suite.
2022 – 2024
SVP, Product Intelligence
SPINS
Led Product Intelligence and the core Product Knowledge Graph at SPINS, the CPG industry's leading insights platform for health, wellness, and innovation. Integrated Pinto's product database and ML platform into SPINS's core insights suite post-acquisition.
2015 – 2024
Co-Founder & CEO
Pinto
Founded and built Pinto into the leading product database for food, grocery, and personalized nutrition information. Acquired by SPINS in 2022.
2014 – 2019
Adjunct Professor
NYU ITP
Created and taught Designing for Data Personalization, a graduate course on collecting, visualizing, and personalizing datasets. Served five years as adjunct faculty after completing a design and research residency at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program.
2013 – 2014
Founding Member, NYC Team
Dorm Room Fund (First Round Capital)
Founding member of Dorm Room Fund's NYC team - a student-run venture firm backed by First Round Capital, investing in student-led companies.
2009 – 2015
Co-Founder & Advisor
Learn It Live
Co-founded an online learning platform connecting students with live classes from health and wellness experts.
2008 – 2009
Financial Capital Consultant
Pro-Rural
Designed and implemented a seed and startup capital program for rural producers in Bolivia with Pro-Rural, a microfinance and social investment firm.
2006 – 2008
Financial Journalist
Stockwatch
Wrote financial news and analysis on Canadian public markets. Led editorial selection, layout, and design for the daily print edition.

Education

MPS (Masters), Interactive Telecommunications
NYU Tisch / ITP
BA Honours (Bachelors), International Relations & Political Science
University of British Columbia

Recognition

2018
40 Under 40
NYC Food Tech
2016
Information Is Beautiful Award
Sage Project
2014
Information Is Beautiful Award
Wrap Genius