# Michael Seibel: angel investments and portfolio

> Michael Seibel is an angel based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Aug 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Michael Seibel

Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Seed

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **432** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.5M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Mostly in **United States, 78%**

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## Michael Seibel highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 89% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Kira](https://millionrounds.com/company/kira)** Seed · MX · LatamList **$6.7M** With 6 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **[PeerWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerwell)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[RankScience](https://millionrounds.com/company/rankscience)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Transcelestial](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcelestial)** Seed · SG · DealStreetAsia **$1.8M** With 6 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Burrow](https://millionrounds.com/company/burrow)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/company/seed)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 24 others
- **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Bellabeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellabeat)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Cruise](https://millionrounds.com/company/cruise)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 19 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Ventures Platform 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventures-platform-fund)

Most recent commitments

- [Ventures Platform VP Pan-African Fund II](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventures-platform-fund)

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$6.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *6*
- Venture *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) 4
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 4
- [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 3
- [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) 3
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Michael Seibel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Justin Kan** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan)[**SV Angel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Emmett Shear** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Initialized Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital)[**Paul Graham** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[**Simon Murdoch** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross)[**Tikhon Bernstam** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-bernstam)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Michael Seibel put money into.

[**PeerWell** $6.5M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerwell)[**RankScience** $18M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/rankscience)[**Transcelestial** $1.8M · Sept 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcelestial)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Michael Seibel in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) 29 Apr 2024 · 47 min Michael Seibel: “The Godfounder” Discusses Justin.tv, Twitch, and Y Combinator Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Flip](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-flip) 19 Oct 2023 · 37 min Investing in African Talent with YC's Michael Seibel & Microtraction's Kwamena Afful Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 6 Oct 2023 · 30 min SaaStr 692: How To Perfectly Pitch Your Seed Stage Startup With Y Combinator's Managing Director Michael Seibel Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 22 Oct 2021 · 24 min SaaStr 488: The Essential Startup Advice for Founders with Y Combinator's Managing Director and Group Partner, Michael Seibel Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 29 Jun 2021 · 34 min Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple Podcasts
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 24 Sept 2020 · 24 min SaaStr 378: The 5 Things That Kill Startups After Their Seed Rounds and How to Avoid them with Michael Seibel, CEO @ Y Combinator Mentions [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 6 Sept 2023 · 52 min Y Combinator is still paranoid (re-run) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 26 Feb 2019 · 1h 9m What Justin Kan Thinks About Basically Everything Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Michael Seibel

### What does Michael Seibel invest in?

Michael Seibel invests most often at Seed and Venture (89% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Michael Seibel?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

### What has Michael Seibel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kira (Seed, Aug 2025), PeerWell (Series A, Aug 2019) and RankScience (Seed, Oct 2018).

### How big are Michael Seibel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.5M.

### Does Michael Seibel lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Michael Seibel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%), Mexico (11%) and Singapore (11%).

### Is Michael Seibel investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

### Who does Michael Seibel invest alongside?

Most often Justin Kan (4 rounds together), SV Angel (4 rounds together) and CrunchFund (3 rounds together).

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