Sam Chandola

Samarth Chandola (born 11 March 1989; also known as Sam Chandola) is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, investor, and politician based in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He was inducted into BC Business 30 under 30 in 2014. He is a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the Conservative Party of British Columbia in the electoral district of North Vancouver-Seymour.
Personal background
Chandola was born and raised in New Delhi. He did a BA in Literature and Philosophy from the Freie University, Berlin, on an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. Later, he obtained a Diploma in Entertainment Business Management from the Vancouver Film School.
Chandola immigrated to Canada in 2012. He lives with his family in North Shore, Vancouver.
Tech and investment career
Chandola built his career in the gaming and technology industry as the founder of V2 Games, a Vancouver-based gaming studio. V2 Games launched the Pacman Bounce mobile puzzle game. In 2021, Chandola launched First Fund, a pre-seed investment fund that has helped launch and grow early stage ventures in technology, gaming, AI, and enterprise applications, among others.
Political career
In August 2024, the British Columbia Conservatives nominated Chandola as their MLA candidate in North Vancouver-Seymour.
Other work
* In March 2020, when COVID prevention measures resulted in restrictions on mobility, Chandola launched 'Covid Helper', a non-commercial tool to connect vulnerable individuals with volunteers.
* He also worked with Defy ventures to help prison inmates rebuild their lives by mentoring them on entrepreneurship.
Recognition
* In 2014, Chandola was named as one among the BC Business's 'Top 30 Under 30'.
* In 2017, he was awarded TMX Canada's Next 150 Award.
* In 2021, he was named as one among the '24 people of Asian Descent to Watch' by the Vancouver Economic Commission.<ref name=":0" />

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