socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Since we started Science six years ago, we've co-founded and invested in more than 70 companies and have exited multiple portfolio companies. Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

Dollar Shave Club 140

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Our investment in PlayVS and the subsequent launch of their Season Zero high school e-sports platform was very exciting. Often from this learning are they were able to improve, make better choices and continue to take bold actions to scale their company. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

Dollar Shave Club 113

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Malibu 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups. I wanted to go back to both, with an operation and investment focus. It's different from making an investment, and it's also different from an incubator, in that it's a long term relationship.

Incubator 196

Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

Rustic Canyon 279

Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Southern California Userplane 279

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

The firm has also received investments from Greycroft Partners and AT&T. I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. The platforms will be using it to serve ads into their ecosystem, essentially allowing their ad sales teams to sell into their impressions. What's the idea behind Sometrics?

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96