# Sam Shear

> Sam Shear is the British co-founder and CEO of Yes Hearing, launched in New York in 2019 with Oliver Philips. A UCL graduate with previous roles at Hypit and Houzz, he led the company through a $10 million Series A announced in November 2022. He has discussed overcoming perfectionism before launch and personally calling customers who canceled or returned purchases.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Yes Hearing
- **Organizations:** Yes Hearing, Houzz, Hypit
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, First Class Honours, University College London (UCL), A-Levels, City of London School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Yes Hearing in 2019., Led Yes Hearing as CEO through its $10 million Series A announced in November 2022., Graduated from UCL with First Class Honours.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2017** — Chief Strategy Officer at Hypit, June 2016 to September 2017, according to The Org.
- **2017-2018** — Sales and marketing at Houzz, October 2017 to December 2018.
- **2019** — Launched Yes Hearing in New York; co-founder Oliver Philips serves as COO.
- **2022** — Yes Hearing announced a $10 million Series A led by Blue Heron Capital on November 4.
- **2023** — Discussed company building and customer feedback with Rachel Feller on The Pulse, published March 27.
- **2026** — Published a first-person account of founding Yes Hearing on August 11.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Yes Hearing in 2019.
- Led Yes Hearing as CEO through its $10 million Series A announced in November 2022.
- Graduated from UCL with First Class Honours.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a first-person founding account with Hearing Health Foundation on August 11.

## Links

- Website: https://yeshearing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-shear

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/sam-shear
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-25