# Michael Carney at ZestFinance > Michael Carney, Managing Director at ZestFinance. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-carney (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Los Angeles, US · Partner # Michael Carney Managing Director at [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Upfront Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=michael-carney)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=michael-carney) ## The firm [**Upfront Ventures** VC firm · US **21** cheques in 12 months **338** all time **7** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [ChowNow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chownow-2) - [Cloudvirga](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudvirga) - [DailyLook](https://millionrounds.com/company/daily-look) - [Deliv](https://millionrounds.com/startup/deliv-2) - [FabFitFun](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabfitfun) - [Fame and Partners](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fame-and-partners) - [Fleetsmith](https://millionrounds.com/company/fleetsmith) - [GumGum](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gumgum) - [HelloTech](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hellotech) - [HopSkipDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/hopskipdrive) - [Invoca](https://millionrounds.com/company/invoca) - [Loot Crate](https://millionrounds.com/company/loot-crate) - [Nanit](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanit) - [ReSci Retention Science](https://millionrounds.com/startup/resci-retention-science) - [Ring](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ring-3) - [Territory Foods](https://millionrounds.com/startup/territory-foods) - Bird Rides - GOAT Sneaker Marketplace - ZestFinance ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Cloudvirga, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CloudVirga, Inc.** Director since 2019 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Upfront Ventures - [**Mark Suster** General Partner *9 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-suster) - [**Kevin Zhang** Head of Product - Mods *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-zhang-2) - [**Yves Sisteron** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/yves-sisteron) - [**Aditi Maliwal** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aditi-maliwal) - [**Amelio Cardoso** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amelio-cardoso) - [**Dana Kibler** Chief Administrative Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dana-kibler) - [**Evan Hamilton** Head of Capital Formation *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/evan-hamilton) - [**Hamet Watt** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hamet-watt) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 13 Mar 2020 · 26 min Kirsten Green Interviewed by Michael Carney | Upfront Summit 2020 With [Michael Carney](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-carney) Mentions [Kirsten Green](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kirsten-green) About this episode Founder of Forerunner Ventures Kirsten Green talks with Upfront Ventures partner Michael Carney about her path to starting and building a consumer-focused firm; how her investing process and thesis has evolved; building a diverse investing team; the challenges of building and acquiring consumer… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 28 Feb 2019 · 34 min Scott Painter, Ian Siegel & Daniel Broukhim with Michael Carney | Upfront Summit 2019 With [Daniel Broukhim](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-broukhim)[Ian Siegel](https://millionrounds.com/person/ian-siegel)[Michael Carney](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-carney)[Scott Painter](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-painter) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode Scott Painter (Fair CEO), Ian Siegel (ZipRecruiter CEO), Daniel Broukhim (FabFitFun co-CEO), and Upfront Ventures' Michael Carney discuss the evolution of the Los Angeles startup ecosystem, bootstrapping versus mega-fundraising, and scaling lessons learned along the journey to unicorn status. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Michael Carney in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 3 Mar 2017 · 21 min Sallie Krawcheck And Robin Hauser: Workplace Bias And Women In Leadership | Upfront Summit 2017 With [Sallie Krawcheck](https://millionrounds.com/person/sallie-krawcheck) Their book [Own It](https://millionrounds.com/person/sallie-krawcheck#books) Mentions [Michael Carney](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-carney) About this episode Sallie Krawcheck (Ellevest) and Robin Hauser (Finish Line Features and Unleashed Productions) sit down with Michael Carney (Upfront Ventures) to discuss bias in the workplace and how managers and executives can work to create a more inclusive and diverse company culture. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=michael-carney). ## Find people like Michael Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)