Michael Hennessey
InvestorVenture Partner at Driven · Senior Advisor, Investment Committee Member at Unbounded Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Michael Hennessey is a Managing Director at BlueBanyan and Venture Partner at Driven VC. He invests in early-stage entrepreneurs across Latin America, Europe, and developing countries, with a focus on cryptography, cybersecurity, cloud, blockchain, and SaaS businesses.
Experience
- Driven VCVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
- BlueBanyan LLCManaging Directorcurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Huey Magoos & Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery & Dunkin DonutsFood Service Workercurrent2013 — present
- Latin AmericaSeed Investorcurrent2010 — present
- Venture Capital InvestmentsLP and Venture Capital1997 — 2020
- Pathwise LeadershipPsychology2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Enterprise Software SalesEnterprise Sales Background1995 — 2002
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- University of MichiganBA, History with some Español
- UW Foster School of BusinessMBA, International Business with some more Español
Skills & more
Spanish6Start-ups78Online Advertising19Cleantech2Investments18Entrepreneurship39New Business Development14Business Development36Finance11International Business9Business Strategy6Strategic Partnerships4
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Also attended University of Michigan374
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended UW Foster School of Business44
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Colleagues at Driven
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Alexander Torrenegra
Global Talent & Recruiting at Anthropocene Ventures
Carlos Domingo
Founder & General Partner at SPiCE VC
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