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CUSIP No. 79589L106 | | 13D | | Page 23 of [__] Pages |
Schedule 13D
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement relates to the Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”) of Samsara, Inc. (the “Issuer”) having its principal executive office at 50 Rhode Island Street, 4th Floor, South Building, San Francisco, California 94103.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This joint statement on Schedule 13D is being filed by General Catalyst Group VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GC VIII”), General Catalyst Group VIII Supplemental, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GC VIII Supplemental”), General Catalyst Group X – Endurance, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GC X”), General Catalyst Group XI – Endurance, L.P. (“GC XI” and together with GC VIII, GC VIII Supplemental and GC X, the “GC Funds”); GC Venture VIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC Venture VIII”), GC Venture VIII-B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC Venture III-B” and together with GC Venture VIII, the “SPVs”); General Catalyst Partners VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GC VIII GPLP”), GC Venture VIII Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC Venture VIII Manager”), GC Venture VIII-B Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC Venture VIII-B Manager” and together with GC Venture VIII Manager, the “SPV Managers”), General Catalyst Partners X – Growth Venture, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GC X GPLP”), General Catalyst Partners XI – Endurance, L.P. (“GC XI GPLP”), General Catalyst GP VIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC VIII GPLLC”), General Catalyst GP X – Growth Venture, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC X GPLLC”), General Catalyst Endurance GP XI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GC XI GPLLC”), General Catalyst Group Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GCGM LLC”), General Catalyst Group Management Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GCGM LP”), General Catalyst Group Management Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GCGM Holdings”) and the Managing Directors (as defined below), who are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.” GC VIII GPLP is the sole general partner of both GC VIII and GC VIII Supplemental. GC Venture VIII Manager is the manager of GC Venture VIII. GC Venture VIII-B Manager is the manager of GC Venture VIII-B. GC X GPLP is the sole general partner of GC X. GC XI GPLP is the sole general partner of GC XI. GC VIII GPLLC is the sole general partner of GC VIII GPLP. GC X GPLLC is the sole general partner of GC X GPLP. GC XI GPLLC is the sole general partner of GC XI GPLP. GCGM LLC is the manager of each of GC VIII GPLLC, GC X GP LLC, GC XI, LLC and the SPV Managers. GCGM LP is the manager of GCGM LLC. GCGM Holdings is the general partner of GCGM LP. Kenneth I. Chenault, Joel E. Cutler, David P. Fialkow and Hemant Taneja (collectively, the “Managing Directors”) are Managing Members of GCGM Holdings. The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 1, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act.
The address of the principal business office of all Reporting Persons, other than Kenneth I. Chenault and Hemant Taneja, is 20 University Road, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. The address of the principal business office of Kenneth I. Chenault is 434 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013. The address of the principal business office of Hemant Taneja is 564 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
The principal business of the GC Funds is to invest in and assist growth-oriented businesses located principally in the United States. The principal business of the SPVs is to purchase securities of the Issuer. The principal business of GC VIII GPLP is to act as the sole general partner of GC VIII and GC VIII Supplemental, respectively. The principal business of GC X GPLP is to act as the sole general partner of GC X. The principal business of GC XI GPLP is to act as the sole general partner of GC XI. The principal business of the GC Venture VIII Manager is to act as the manager of GC Venture VIII. The principal business of the GC Venture VIII-B Manager is to act as the manager of GC Venture VIII-B. The principal business of GC VIII GPLLC is to act as the sole general partner of GC VIII GPLP. The principal business of GC X GPLLC is to act as the sole general partner of GC X GPLP. The principal business of GC XI GPLLC is to act as the sole general partner of GC XI GPLP. The principal business of GCGM LLC is to act as the manager of GC VIII GPLLC, the SPV Managers, GC X GPLLC, GC XI GPLLC and a number of affiliated entities with similar businesses. The principal business of GCGM LP is to act as the manager of GCGM LLC. The principal business of GCGM Holdings is to act as the general partner of GCGM LP. The principal business of each of the Managing Directors is to manage GCGM Holdings and a number of affiliated entities with similar businesses.