Michael Bauer

Experience

1. Ayama AICEO & Cofoundercurrent2025 — presentMountain View, CA
2. VC, BoD, Expert NetworksFounder, Partner, Advisor roles2022 — 2025California, Florida, Washington State
3. Koch Electrical Technologies, a Koch Engineered Solutions companyExecutive Vice President2020 — 2022California, Florida, Kansas
4. SENTIENT ENERGYFounder -> CEO -> President2009 — 2021Burlingame, CA
5. Foundation CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2009Menlo Park, CA
6. U.S. Department of Energy/Foundation Capital/Oak Ridge National LabEntrepreneur in Residence2008 — 2009Washington, D.C./Menlo Park, CA/ Oak Ridge, TN
7. BPL GlobalVP Product Management2005 — 2008
8. BigBand NetworksDirector, Product Marketing2000 — 2005
9. @Home Network -> Excite@HomeDirector, Product Management1998 — 2000Redwood City, California, United States
10. Boston Consulting GroupConsultant1994 — 1996

Education

1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
2. Stanford UniversityAM, East Asian Studies
3. Technical University of MunichMasters, General and Theoretical Physics
4. The Chinese University of Hong KongCertificate, Mandarin
5. National Mandarin Training CenterCertificate, Mandarin
6. University of StuttgartBachelor's, Physics

Skills & more

Languages Cantonese · Chinese · English · French · German · Greek, Ancient · Latin · Spanish

From Michael's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Technical University of Munich156

DBDaan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJVJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHVHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsTMThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNBNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesIEItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital

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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong62

MGMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLRLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsMDMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundBHBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCEFEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalFZFiona ZhengPrincipal at Artesian

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Also attended University of Stuttgart18

SGSamuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME VenturesMEMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesNNNapat NantavechsantiPartner, Growth and Finance at Beacon VCGBGiulio BrugnaroVenture Designer at Founders FactoryPHPatrick HerlingerInvestment Manager at LBBW Venture Capital GmbHFMFrank MühlenbeckManaging Director at LBBW Venture Capital GmbH

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Shared employers

Also worked at SENTIENT ENERGY1

SVSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation Capital

Also worked at Foundation Capital42

SVSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalJCJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalLLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalJGJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalAGAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalAPApoorva PandhiInvestor at Zetta Venture Partners

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Also worked at BigBand Networks5

SPSanto PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalGYGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesTSTal SlobodkinManaging Partner at StageOne VenturesGIGal IsraelyManaging Partner at Cedar FundMGMike GordonManaging Director at Meritech Capital Partners

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group681

DSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDMDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)MPMassimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRARasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRMRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesATAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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