Carli Stein
InvestorInvestor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $6M
About
Carli Stein is a Senior Business Development Manager for AI Partnerships and Strategy at Salesforce, where she leads strategic and product partnerships with frontier AI companies. Previously, she spent five years as an investor at M12, Microsoft's venture fund, with investments in companies including Fastino, Unsloth, Arize, and Arcee AI. She also angel invests in AI and enterprise software companies.
Experience
- SalesforceSenior Business Development Manager, AI Partnerships and Strategycurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- M12 - Microsoft's Venture FundInvestor2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftBusiness Development, Strategy, and Ventures2020 — 2025
- modl.aiBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- MicrosoftBusiness Development Analyst Intern2019Redmond, Washington
- U.S. Department of the TreasuryIT Project Management Intern, Office of the Chief Information Officer2018Washington, District Of Columbia
- CasaVersa home exchangeBusiness Development and Marketing Intern2017Tel Aviv District, Israel
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management
- Università BocconiBachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management
Skills & more
Deal Flow3Networking3Attention to Detail3Emerging TrendsGenerative AIPresentationsMarket AnalysisBusiness AnalysisCritical ThinkingOral CommunicationNegotiationWorking with Investors
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Analytical SkillsVenture CapitalInvestingMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipSocial MediaiMovieGoogle DriveMarketingBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementLanguages English
- VC University ONLINE — VC University
- Strategic Negotiation — LinkedIn
- Introduction to Investments — edX
- Negotiating Your Leadership Success — LinkedIn
- Business Development Foundations — LinkedIn
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511
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Shared employers
Also worked at Salesforce175
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital
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Itxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters VenturesTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesAdam CoccariManaging Director at HubSpot VenturesPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture Partners
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Also worked at Microsoft737
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Colleagues at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
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Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Alessandro Levi
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Andrew Smyth
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Ann Johnson
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Anthony “Tony” Sims
Business Administrator at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Brian Zhao
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cat Knoerr
Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cheryl Cheng
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Brian Zhao
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Michael Stewart
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Noah Bradford
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