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- SEC Form D · Company raisingSwivel, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPoquito, Inc.Directorsince 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOutboundEngine, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCBG Holdings, Inc.Directorsince 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingKANJOYA, INCDirectoron 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raisingStipple Inc.Directorsince 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising30 SECOND SOFTWARE, INC.Directoron 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingEXPERIENCE PROJECT INCDirectorsince 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLiquidSpace, Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPixelFish, Inc.Directorsince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising30 SECOND SOFTWARE INCDirectorsince 2010
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Meta–Scale AI Deal Tensions, Ken Griffin’s Next-Gen Finance Empire | Arielle Zuckerberg, Mike Maples, Andrea Hernández, Farooq Malik & Charles Yoo-Naut
WithArielle ZuckerbergCharles Yoo-NautMike Maples
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(00:35) - Cracks Form in Meta's Acquisition of Scale AI (23:40) - Tesla's Master Plan 4 (36:08) - Ken Griffin Builds Next-Gen Financial Powerhouse (01:07:45) - Advanced AI Blows Up Startup Bills (01:20:36) - Podcast Gold Rush Rocks Media Industry (01:26:54) - Timeline Reactions… More on the show's page
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480. The OG Seed Investor, Mike Maples Jr., on Spotting Inflection Points, Living in the Future, and Why the Best Form of Competition Is No Competition (Mike Maples)
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MentionsFloodgate
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Mike Maples of Floodgate joins Nick to discuss The OG Seed Investor, Mike Maples Jr., on Spotting Inflection Points, Living in the Future, and Why the Best Form of Competition Is No Competition. In this episode we cover: The Evolution of Seed Investing Identifying Exceptional Founders The Role of… More on the show's page
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20VC: How To Do a 10x Seed Fund in 2025 | Three Frameworks to Evaluate Startups an Founders | Lessons from Losing Billions Missing Airbnb and Pinterest & Investing Lessons from Charlie Munger with Mike Maples @ Floodgate
WithMike Maples
MentionsFloodgateCase Studies
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Mike Maples is one of the OG seed investors of the last two decades. As a co-founding Partner at Floodgate, Mike has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade. Some of Mike's investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, Chegg, Demandforce, and Applied… More on the show's page
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E59: Mike Maples Jr. on Disruptive Investing
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MentionsFloodgate
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Mike Maples Jr., Founding Partner at Floodgate, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Mike’s new book “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future”. This is a masterclass on early-stage venture investing. Mike shares his views on identifying ideas and founders that led to his early… More on the show's page
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Finding Pattern Breakers & Winners from Seed to Growth with Mike Maples and Jai Das
MentionsFloodgate
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With a few dozen software exits under his belt (including Box, Square, Mulesoft & JFrog), nobody knows enterprise investing like Sapphire Ventures’ President + PartnerJai Das. Likewise, Floodgate co-founder + Partner Mike Maples Jr. is often credited with pioneering seed investing as we know it,… More on the show's page
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Mike Maples Jr. - Identifying Startup Pattern Breakers (EP.406)
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MentionsFloodgate
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Mike Maples Jr. is a partner at Floodgate, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2006 with Anne Miuro-Ko. He has been on the Forbes Midas list eight times in the last decade and backed Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, Okta, and many others in their earliest stages. Attempting to… More on the show's page
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Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307
MentionsBen LererFloodgateLerer HippeauAileen LeeMike Maples
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: CLA - www.claconnect.com/withyou Northwest Registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Agree.com - www.agree.com Today's show: Forget the triple-triple-double-double-double; the new bar for startups hoping to raise venture capital has… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 449: Exceptional Founders Up Close: Listening Over Posturing, Integrity Over Ease, and Deliberate Execution from Day One (Hsieh, Delk, Maples Jr.)
MentionsDay OneCypress Growth CapitalFloodgateMike Maples
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Vince Hsieh of Cypress Growth Capital Ryan Delk of Primer Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The host of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 444. The Biggest Misses in VC: Passing on Airbnb, Overlooking Skype, and Arriving Hours After Postman Closed (Maples, Okike, Mohapatra)
MentionsFloodgateHemant MohapatraMike MaplesNnamdi Okike
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 433. The Art of Sensing Greatness, From Analytical to Intuitive Investing, and the Case for Industry Outsiders (Hsieh, Hilaly, Maples)
MentionsBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesCypress Growth CapitalFloodgateAaref HilalyMike Maples
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n this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Vince Hsieh of Cypress Growth Capital Aaref Hilaly of Bain Capital Ventures Mike Maples of Floodgate We asked guests to describe the biggest change to their investment philosophy over the course of their career… More on the show's page
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What makes (or breaks) executive hires | A deep dive with Eeke de Milliano (Head of Global Product at Stripe)
MentionsClaire Hughes JohnsonJohn CollisonPatrick CollisonMike Maples
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Eeke de Milliano is the Head of Global Product at Stripe, helping drive innovation and success in the company's product line. Before this role, she was Head of Product at Retool and co-founded Constellate. Eeke previously spent 6 years as Product Lead at Stripe, working with the company during…
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