# Michael Dempsey at Compound > Michael Dempsey, Member of Compound Advisor II, LLC at Compound. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each... Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Partner # Michael Dempsey Member of Compound Advisor II, LLC i [See the firm →](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) Latest rounds - **Booking Boss Pty Ltd** Series A · $2M Jun 2015 Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2015 - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 5 episodes What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Compound - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=michael-dempsey)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=michael-dempsey) ## The firm [**Compound** VC firm · US **12** cheques in 12 months **79** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $2M - **Active:** 2015 2015 - [Booking Boss Pty Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/booking-boss-pty-ltd) *Series A* **$2M** *AU* Jun 2015 Joined · +3 investors · historical By stage - Series A **1** Alongside - [Acequia Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acequia-capital) - Daniel Dempsey *1* - Scott Blume *1* 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 - [Ample Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/ample-foods) - [Auro](https://millionrounds.com/startup/auro) - [Bench](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bench-4) - [Boom](https://millionrounds.com/startup/boom-2) - [Halcyon Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/halcyon-health) - [Scanse](https://millionrounds.com/startup/scanse) - [Tia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tia-2) - [Ursa Space Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/ursa-space-systems) - [Vantage Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vantage-robotics) - [Wayve](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayve) - AI Reverie - Bionaut - Doctorcom - Ono Food Co - RunwayML ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **FRANKLIN BANCORP INC /MO/** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Hyphen Technologies, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4)** Managing Director of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2021 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Compound - [**Andrew Gray** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-gray-3) - [**Dan Zigmond** Executive Coach and Advisor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-zigmond) - [**Jesse Porter** VP & Private Wealth Advisor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-porter-cfp) - [**John Nolan** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-nolan) - [**Joshua Nussbaum** Partner at Compound *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joshua-nussbaum) - [**Nicole Ruiz** Non-Resident Fellow *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicole-ruiz) - [**Stephen Dean** Chief Investment Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/stephen-dean-cfa) - [**Tara Eckert** VP of Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tara-eckert) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 14 Aug 2025 · 1h 58m The Past, Present, and Future of AI, Robotics, Venture Capital, Crypto | Why Deep Tech Startups Mess up Value Capture | Michael Dempsey, Managing Partner, Compound With [Michael Dempsey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4)[Andy Weissman](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-weissman)[Blake Robbins](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-robbins) About this episode Michael Dempsey is the Managing Partner at Compound, a thesis-driven, research-centric investment firm. We spent two hours talking through the past, present, and future of a bunch of topics in technology and investing. Michael started investing in AI in 2016. He was the first investor in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 19 May 2025 · 3h 2m NVIDIA Updates, Why Apple Still Hasn't Cracked AI, Regeneration to Buy 23andMe | Walter Chen, Michael Dempsey, Joshua Steinman, Sriram Krishnan With [Michael Dempsey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey)[Sriram Krishnan](https://millionrounds.com/person/sriram-krishnan-3)[Walter Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/walter-chen) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.app Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel -… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 20 Feb 2024 · 58 min E27: Compound’s Michael Dempsey on Thesis-Driven vs Founder-Driven Investing With [Michael Dempsey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) About this episode In this episode of Turpentine VC, Michael Dempsey, Managing Partner at Compound, joins Erik Torenberg to discuss thesis-driven vs founder-driven investing, Compound’s AI thesis, company building opportunities, ways to win at venture, advice for emerging managers, and much more. --- RECOMMENDED… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 9 Feb 2021 · 58 min Michael Dempsey – Investing in Bleeding Edge Technology – [Invest Like the Best, EP.212] With [Michael Dempsey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) About this episode My guest today is Michael Dempsey, General Partner at Compound. Michael invests in a broad range of areas but has a unique talent for combining brand building and direct customer relationships with technically demanding sectors. Our conversation covers the rise of virtual influencers, robotics, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 8 Aug 2019 · 1h 6m The State and Future of Robotics, Machine Learning, and Digital Celebrities with Michael Dempsey With [Michael Dempsey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dempsey) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) About this episode Michael Dempsey (@mhdempsey), partner at Compound, joins Erik on this episode to talk through a wide array of sectors that he has delved into. (We apologize for the audio quality of this episode. We had technical difficulties during recording). They talk about: - The model and approach at Compound,… 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-dempsey). ## 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)