# Sam Corcos

> Sam Corcos is a four-time founder and the co-founder and former CEO of Levels Health, a $300M metabolic health company that pairs continuous glucose monitors with a software layer to help people understand how food affects their blood sugar. He co-founded CarDash (Y Combinator S17, acquired 2020), Sightline Maps, and LearnPhoenix before building Levels into a category-defining health company with $67M raised from a16z and a community of 1,400+ member-investors. In 2025, he joined the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and was appointed U.S. Treasury Chief Information Officer. He is also known for extreme minimalism (one pair of pants, one backpack), tracking time in 15-minute increments, and hosting 100+ intellectual salon dinners in New York and San Francisco.

- **Role:** Chief Information Officer at U.S. Department of the Treasury; Board Member at Levels Health
- **Organizations:** U.S. Department of the Treasury, Levels Health, CarDash (acquired by RepairSmith 2020), Sightline Maps, LearnPhoenix
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Claremont McKenna College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Levels Health, valued at ~$300M, raising $67M from a16z and 1,400+ community investors, Y Combinator alum (CarDash, S17), Grew Levels revenue 1,327% from 2020-2023 to $21M+ ARR

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Oncology researcher at UC Davis Medical Center; co-authored paper on green tea polyphenols and lung carcinoma
- **~2014** — Founded California Estimates LLC, estimating software for the construction industry
- **~2015-2016** — Co-founded Sightline Maps, 3D topographical map printing platform using LiDAR data; primary client: U.S. military
- **2016** — Co-authored LearnPhoenix.io, a 400+ page technical book on building apps with Phoenix (Elixir), React, and React Native
- **2016** — Co-founded CarDash, automotive repair concierge service
- **2017** — CarDash accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2017; raised $5.3M
- **2019** — Reconnected with Josh Clemente, saw CGM demo, decided to co-found Levels; first paying customer in July 2019
- **2020** — February: CarDash acquired by RepairSmith (Daimler-backed). November: Levels raises $12M seed led by a16z
- **2021** — Levels begins 'building in public' - releasing investor updates and all-hands recordings publicly
- **2022** — Levels raises $38M Series A; community round of $5M raised in under 6 hours on Wefunder from 1,400+ members
- **2023** — Levels reaches $21M+ revenue (143% CAGR); Tim Ferriss Show appearance; $7M Series A extension
- **2024** — Levels adds Dexcom Stelo (first FDA-cleared OTC CGM); app becomes standalone freemium product; new Wefunder community round
- **2025** — Joins DOGE as special advisor at U.S. Treasury; appointed Treasury Chief Information Officer (May 2025); transitions to Board Member at Levels

## Achievements

- Co-founded Levels Health, valued at ~$300M, raising $67M from a16z and 1,400+ community investors
- Y Combinator alum (CarDash, S17)
- Grew Levels revenue 1,327% from 2020-2023 to $21M+ ARR
- Appointed U.S. Treasury Chief Information Officer under DOGE initiative (2025)
- CarDash acquired by Daimler-backed RepairSmith in 2020
- Pioneered 'building in public' strategy at Levels, inspiring many other startups
- Raised $5M community round from 1,400+ Levels members in under 6 hours on Wefunder
- Featured in First Round Review for detailed CEO time-tracking methodology
- Appeared on Tim Ferriss Show (#694) on delegation and productivity
- Published LearnPhoenix.io, a 400+ page technical book on Elixir/Phoenix development

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Officially appointed U.S. Treasury Chief Information Officer after joining as DOGE special advisor
- **2025-03** — Appeared on Fox News discussing Treasury technology priorities; approved $1.5M+ spend on up to 3,000 ChatGPT licenses for Treasury employees
- **2025-01** — Joined Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as special advisor at U.S. Treasury; transitioned to Board Member at Levels
- **2024-10** — Levels adds Dexcom Stelo (first FDA-cleared OTC CGM) to product lineup
- **2024-05** — Appeared on 'How I Write' podcast discussing writing culture and building a $300M+ company
- **2024-02** — Shared monthly book list on Twitter including Team of Teams, The Culture Code, Kaput, Peopleware

## Links

- Website: https://www.levels.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samcorcos/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SamCorcos
- GitHub: https://github.com/samcorcos

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Last updated: 2026-04-26