Michael Houck
InvestorInvestor at House Capital
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Michael Houck is co-founder of JOLT! and previously raised $23 million for a startup from a16z and other investors. He has built an audience of approximately 100,000 across LinkedIn and X, co-founded a venture fund with over 50 early-stage investments, and operates a bootstrapped personal holding company generating $100K MRR that provides content creation, investor connections, and fundraising resources to founders.
Experience
- JOLT!Co-foundercurrent2026 — present
- MegaphoneFoundercurrent2023 — present
- Founding JourneyFoundercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- launch houseCo-Founder2020 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- AirbnbProduct Manager2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- UberProduct Analytics, Uber Eats2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TherapyNotes, LLCSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015Greater Philadelphia
Skills & more
Start-ups38Venture Capital12Entrepreneurship46Storytelling4Game Theory3Analytics27Data Visualization17Machine Learning11Data Analysis18Project Management12Incentives4Strategy69
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Colleagues at House Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Houck?
- Michael Houck is co-founder of JOLT! and previously raised $23 million for a startup from a16z and other investors. He has built an audience of approximately 100,000 across LinkedIn and X, co-founded a venture fund with over 50 early-stage investments, and operates a bootstrapped personal holding company generating $100K MRR that provides content creation, investor connections, and fundraising resources to founders.
- Where does Michael Houck work?
- Michael Houck is Investor at House Capital.
- What check size does Michael Houck write?
- Michael Houck typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Michael Houck go to school?
- Michael Houck studied at University of Miami (Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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