Michael Houck
InvestorInvestor at House Capital
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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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 β present
- MegaphoneFoundercurrent2023 β present
- Founding JourneyFoundercurrent2022 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- launch houseCo-Founder2020 β 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- AirbnbProduct Manager2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- UberProduct Analytics, Uber Eats2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TherapyNotes, LLCSoftware Engineer2014 β 2015Greater Philadelphia
Skills & more
Start-ups38Venture Capital12Entrepreneurship46Storytelling4Game Theory3Analytics27Data Visualization17Machine Learning11Data Analysis18Project Management12Incentives4Strategy69
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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 β $5M.
- Where did Michael Houck go to school?
- Michael Houck studied at University of Miami (Computer Science).
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Also attended University of Miami154
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Shared employers
Also worked at launch house12
Jesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersCarey RansomManaging Director at BankTech VenturesBrett GoldsteinInvestor at Launch HouseJacob PetersInvestor at Launch HouseEmilio JacomeAssociate at Startups VenturesBernardt VogelSenior Associate at VU Venture Partners
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Also worked at Airbnb219
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalBrian CheskyCo-founder & CEO of AirbnbJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbNathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of AirbnbBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of Coinbase
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Also worked at Uber602
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