# Michael Dell: investor profile

> Michael Dell, Founder, Chairman and CEO at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. 6 investments on record.

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

Austin, US · Partner

# Michael Dell

Founder, Chairman and CEO at [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell)

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Stages *Series A* *Pre-seed* *Series B* *Series C*

Backs *Big Data & Analytics* *AI* *Robotics* *SAAS*

Latest rounds

- **Volta** Series A · $300M Aug 2026
- **June AI** Pre-seed · $20M Aug 2026
- **iMerit** Venture · $3.5M Oct 2015

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 6 last Aug 2026
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Books:** 2 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 6 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Dell
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## The firm

[**Dell** Growth equity · US **1** cheques in 12 months **43** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 6
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $398M
- **Active:** 2010–26

2026

- [Volta](https://millionrounds.com/company/volta) *Series A* **$300M** Aug 2026 Joined · +3 investors
- [June AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/june-ai) *Pre-seed* **$20M** *US* Aug 2026 Joined · +6 investors

2015

- [iMerit](https://millionrounds.com/company/imerit) *Venture* **$3.5M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Portworx](https://millionrounds.com/company/portworx) *Series A* **$8.5M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +1 investor · historical
- [Kobalt](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobalt) *Series C* **$60M** *US* Feb 2015 Joined · +1 investor · historical

2010

- [Qliance Medical Management](https://millionrounds.com/company/qliance-medical-management) *Series B* **$6M** *US* Apr 2010 Joined · +5 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **2**
- Pre-seed **1**
- Series B **1**
- Series C **1**
- Venture **1**

What they backed

Big Data & Analytics **2** AI **2** Robotics **1** SAAS **1** B2B **1** Asset Management **1**

Alongside

- [Aaron Levie *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- [Abstract *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract)
- [Altimeter Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)
- [Andreessen Horowitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Clear Fir Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clear-fir-partners)
- [Diane Greene *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/diane-greene)
- Drew Carey *1*
- [George Kurtz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/george-kurtz)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Apcera](https://millionrounds.com/startup/apcera)
- [Big Switch Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-switch-networks)
- [Cerent](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cerent)
- [Kobalt](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobalt)
- [Nginx](https://millionrounds.com/company/nginx)
- Cloudera
- OneWest Bank
- Palantir Technologies
- Qliance Medical Management
- Rambus
- Valleycrest
- Workday

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Denali Holding Inc.** Director since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Dell

- [**Raman Khanna** Managing Director *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/raman-khanna)
- [**Adrian McDonald** President Dell Technologies EMEA *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adrian-mcdonald)
- [**Allan Goldberg** Vice President, Global Ta *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/allan-goldberg)
- [**Andy Berman** Data Center Solutions Executive *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-berman)
- [**Arthur Lewis** President, Infrastructure Solutions Group *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arthur-lewis)
- [**Bill Scannell** President Global Sales and Customer Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-scannell)
- [**Bryan Chester** Vice President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-chester)
- [**Chris Zell** Vice President Cyber Analysis and Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-zell)

## Their books

- Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader Michael Dell · 2021 4.12 from 2,694 ratings on Goodreads About the book WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America's largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leader In 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Direct from Dell Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry Michael Dell · 1999 3.84 from 1,816 ratings on Goodreads About the book In 1983, Michael Dell, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, drove away from his parents' Houston home in a BMW he'd bought selling subscriptions to his hometown newspaper. In the backseat were three personal computers. Today, he is the chairman and CEO of Dell… On AmazonListen on Audible

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