PhD physicist and Cloudant co-founder (acquired by IBM) who applies a scientific, experimental approach to investing, prioritizes hard‑tech and climate, founders' ecosystem connections over pedigree, and co‑founder durability.
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Cloudant's investors below.
Experience
- Liquid 2 VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentUnited States
- University of WashingtonAffiliate Professorcurrent2012 — present
- University of WashingtonResearch Assistant Professor2008 — 2012
- IBM CloudantFounder, Chief Scientist2008 — 2014
- CERNTier-0 Coordinator2007 — 2008
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Fellow2005 — 2008
- Yale UniversityGraduate Student1999 — 2004
Education
- Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics1999 — 2004
- Michigan State UniversityBS, Physics1994 — 1999
Skills & more
Physics60Python34Algorithms30Monte Carlo Simulation7Mathematica10Particle Physics21LaTeX22Scientific Computing19Programming9Fortran6Numerical Analysis6Machine Learning9
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Cloudant's investors · 5
Co-founders
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Alan HoffmanFounder/Director of Product
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Adam KocoloskiFounder/CTO