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Michael Letta

Investor

General Partner at Human Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

FoundedButterfly Technologies

About

Michael Letta combines operator-CFO nonprofit experience—having led finance and operations through major growth at charity: water—with a values-driven approach measuring values alignment and customer recommendation, using a field-of-play guardrails framework.

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Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFuture of WorkHealthtechMedia & Entertainment

Experience

  1. NewpressInterim COO2025 — 2026
  2. Give Agency, LLCCo-Founder2023 — 2026
  3. ParabolFractional CFO2023 — 2025
  4. Human VenturesCOO/CFO, Partner2015 — 2024
  5. charity: waterCFO2012 — 2015
  6. charity: waterController2010 — 2012
  7. Thomson ReutersAccounting Manager, Thomson Media2004 — 2008
  8. DeloitteSenior Associate, Assurance & Advisory Services2000 — 2003

Education

  1. The Ohio State UniversityBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting1997 — 1999
  2. Furman University1995 — 1996
  3. St. Vincent St. Mary High School1991 — 1995

Skills & more

Go-to-Market StrategyData MigrationDebt RestructuringSales OperationsCapital ManagementCapital RaisingFinancial OperationsVenture CapitalStartupsB2B SoftwareB2CD2C
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsBusiness TransformationGrowth StrategiesFinancial ModelingFinancial ReportingPlanningFinanceRevenue RecognitionLeadershipManagementAnalysisWorking Capital Management

Languages English

  • Certified Public Accountant, NYS

From Michael's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Ohio State University86

Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersJohn Rice, Ph.D.Partner Emeritus at CincyTechSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm Ventures

+ 80 more

Also attended Furman University6

Ford BlakelyOperating Partner at Ankona CapitalDavid TraylorSenior Managing Director at Golden EagleAndrew DietrichVice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth PartnersJames SullivanScout at LvlUp VenturesCaleb AveryAssociate at UPC Capital VenturesEli DouradoHead of Strategic Investments at Astera Institute

Shared employers

Also worked at Parabol2

Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPriyanka MitraPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Also worked at Human Ventures11

Catherine DiffleyHead of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorpJosh ThompsonPartner at Aera VCDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCJoe MarcheseExecutive Chairman at Human VenturesHeather HartnettGeneral Partner, CEO at Human VenturesAlice KrenitskiHead of Studio at Forum Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at charity: water3

Chi-Hua ChienCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater CapitalShakil KhanCo-Founder at Prima MateriaKunal MehtaInvestor at Hearst Ventures

Also worked at Thomson Reuters96

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

+ 90 more

Deals · 2

Butterfly TechnologiesBoard seat

via Human Ventures · filed Jun 2019 · $2.5M raise

Clark, Inc.Board seat

via Human Ventures · filed Oct 2016 · $750K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Human Ventures

Chris Collins
Principal at Human Ventures
Elise King
Principal at Human Ventures
Evan Cohen
Venture Partner at Human Ventures
Heather Hartnett
General Partner, CEO at Human Ventures
Helen Gibney
Investor at Human Ventures
Joe Marchese
Executive Chairman at Human Ventures

Network2

Chris Collins
Principal at Human Ventures
Evan Cohen
Venture Partner at Human Ventures

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