Michael Ma
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Liquid Ventures · Co-founder at Liquid2 · Founder/COO at TalkBin · District at District
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedLiquid2TalkBin · YC
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About
Michael Ma is a General Partner at the seed-stage venture firm Liquid2 Ventures. He earlier worked at Google as a product manager overseeing Google My Business mobile, joining the company after it acquired TalkBin, the Y Combinator-backed startup he co-founded, five months post-launch. Ma holds a BA from Yale and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for Venture Capital in 2017.
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Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Co-founder at Liquid2
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Founder/COO at TalkBinYC W11
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Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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District at District
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Experience
- DistrictFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Liquid 2 VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2015 — present
- GoogleProduct Manager2011 — 2013
- TalkBinFounder, COO2010 — 2011
- Sears Holdings CorporationSr. Business Analyst2009 — 2010
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AestheticAIMAncanaAndurilAO LabsApplied IntuitionArtifactAssemblyAviatorBlockusC16 BiosciencesCloud9ContalinkGitLabGrin/GrowLambda SchoolLendflowLotus AIMercuryMergeQueueMighty BuildingsMutinyNaborlyNaiveNavierNeo.TaxNurxObviousPair TeamPalettePipeProntoRappiRealiRogue GamesRoot AIShipBobSimetrikTeziUtoppiaWalnut
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Ma?
- Michael Ma is a General Partner at the seed-stage venture firm Liquid2 Ventures. He earlier worked at Google as a product manager overseeing Google My Business mobile, joining the company after it acquired TalkBin, the Y Combinator-backed startup he co-founded, five months post-launch. Ma holds a BA from Yale and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for Venture Capital in 2017.
- Where does Michael Ma work?
- Michael Ma is Co-founder of Liquid2 and General Partner at Liquid Ventures and Founder/COO at TalkBin and District at District.
- What does Michael Ma invest in?
- Michael Ma invests in Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Michael Ma write?
- Michael Ma typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Michael Ma found?
- Michael Ma founded Liquid2, TalkBin.
- What companies has Michael Ma invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aesthetic, AIM, Ancana, Anduril, AO Labs, Applied Intuition, Artifact, Assembly, Aviator, Blockus, C16 Biosciences, Cloud9, and 29 more.
- Where did Michael Ma go to school?
- Michael Ma studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Y Combinator (W11); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Harvard Business School mafia893
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Yale University mafia373
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Sears Holdings mafia14
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Liquid Ventures mafia3
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Shared employers
Also worked at District14
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Also worked at Google2,000
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Also worked at TalkBin2
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