Michael Downing @michaeldowning
Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur - early-stage Venture Investor - Co-founder 6 software companies| 4 rock-bands| 2 children| 3 acquisitions| 1 IPO michaeldowning.medium.com San Francisco Joined April 2008-
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“Between Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, there’s more launches and payloads that introduce more risk in space to the U.S. and its allies around the world,” says Tony Frazier, CEO of LeoLabs. wsj.com/articles/count…
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Applications are now open for Designer Fund Partnership—the best design support and investment offer for Pre-seed to Series A startups. Up to $1 million in funding with flexible ownership terms. On-demand office hours tailored to what you need, instead of a fixed program. ↓
Please take 40 minutes of your time and listen to one of the most important, moving, and inspirational speeches that I have heard in my lifetime. I expect you will agree. Alternatively, if you don’t have 40 minutes, listen for five minutes and then you will find time for the…
Please take 40 minutes of your time and listen to one of the most important, moving, and inspirational speeches that I have heard in my lifetime. I expect you will agree. Alternatively, if you don’t have 40 minutes, listen for five minutes and then you will find time for the…
I predict that the next big vanity metric for this new generation of AI powered start-ups will be "How little Capital" they raised to reach $1B valuation. Internally we're calling these "SoloSeed" companies, big change coming to VC @Jason @DWeisburd @abrams
Who would've thought that VC industry is next to be disrupted by AI....it's happening as we speak...hypergrowth start-ups using AI who don't want growth funding, Series-C/D stage companies with massive operating leverage from AI shunning growth investors linkedin.com/posts/mdsvcapi…
Big changes coming to venture capital…and it’s already happening linkedin.com/posts/michaeld…
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A YC startup we met got 2.4k applications to their open dev role and wanted Claude 3.5 Sonnet to help spot the best candidates Took 30 mins to build Now they can drop in a Zip and specify criteria. It -Checks their GitHub activity -Counts the criteria met -Sorts them in a sheet
I had the pleasure to host @michaeldowning on @VC10X_🎙️ Michael is the Founding Partner at MDSV Capital. MDSV invests in emerging fund managers and in outlier companies. In this episode we talk about - - Michael's story and why he started MDSV Capital? - What he looks for in…
Two weeks ago, I attended the #LiquiditySummit and it was amazing! Hung out with @Jasoncalacanis (@LAUNCH) , @chamath (@socialcapital), and celebrated @friedberg's (@tpboard) birthday. Learned a lot from Steve Kim (Verdis Investment Management) , @michaeldowning (@MDSVCapital) ,…
Today is Memorial Day, may we all remember…Freedom is never free
🎙 On today’s episode of the 10X Capital Podcast, @michaeldowning, Managing Partner at @MDSVCapital, and I discuss the value of emerging managers in venture capital, as well as: 1️⃣ The MDSV Capital Extension Program 2️⃣ The effect of market conditions on fundraising 3️⃣ Portfolio…
Amazing episode from @InvestLikeBest with @davefontenot talking about absolute uniqueness and innovation of @hf0residency
Amazing episode from @InvestLikeBest with @davefontenot talking about absolute uniqueness and innovation of @hf0residency
. @sama’s new venture fund is making waves! But there are pros and cons when it comes to strategic investors @BRosenblatt4, @michaeldowning, @Jason, and @DWeisburd weigh in on how this may affect AI startups
Early AI startups seeing explosive growth with tiny teams! @BRosenblatt4, @michaeldowning, @Jason, & @DWeisburd discuss the trends
Insights on the transformative impact of AI on various industries and the investment landscape with @BRosenblatt4, @michaeldowning, @Jason, & @DWeisburd! --- Reddit’s IPO --- Consumer vs. Enterprise AI --- @sama’s new venture capital fund
Awesome episode of LIQUIDITY podcast with @Jason , @DWeisburd , and @BRosenblatt4 ....we walked RedditS1 (Brian worked there), OpenAI's new Venture fund and other hot takes @MDSVCapital @10XCapitalVC
Awesome episode of LIQUIDITY podcast with @Jason , @DWeisburd , and @BRosenblatt4 ....we walked RedditS1 (Brian worked there), OpenAI's new Venture fund and other hot takes @MDSVCapital @10XCapitalVC
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