Where does Mike Miller work?

Mike Miller is Founder/Chief Scientist of Cloudant and General Partner at Liquid Ventures and Board director at Seattle Food Tech and Co-founder at Liquid2.

What does Mike Miller invest in?

Mike Miller invests in Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.

What check size does Mike Miller write?

Mike Miller typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

What companies did Mike Miller found?

Mike Miller founded Cloudant, Liquid2.

Where did Mike Miller go to school?

Mike Miller studied at Yale University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics); Michigan State University (BS, Physics).

Mike Miller

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Liquid Ventures · Board director at Seattle Food Tech · Co-founder at Liquid2 · Founder/Chief Scientist at Cloudant

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

FoundedCloudant · YC Liquid2

Find your path to Mike

441 people in our graph share verified history with Mike — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Noubar AfeyanunlockedMike: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005–2008)

×2Mike: together at University of Washington

×2Mike: together at Yale University

×2Mike: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

PhD physicist and Cloudant co-founder (acquired by IBM) who applies a scientific, experimental approach to investing, prioritizes hard‑tech and climate, founders' ecosystem connections over pedigree, and co‑founder durability.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@liquid2.vcreveal

Invests in

Deep TechHardwareSaaS

Board director at Seattle Food Tech

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Seattle Food Tech's investors below.

Seattle Food Tech's investors · 4

Blue Horizon CorporationZurich Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Sentient VenturesSt. Albans

Co-founders at Seattle Food Tech

Christie LagallyExecutive Officer, Director

Co-founder at Liquid2

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Liquid2's investors below.

Liquid2's investors · 2

Deep AcreFort Lauderdale Redwood CollectiveSilicon Valley

Co-founders at Liquid2

Joe MontanaFounder

Michael MaCo-founder

Nate MontanaCo-founder

Founder/Chief Scientist at Cloudant YC S08

Intro paths

Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Cloudant's investors below.

Cloudant's investors · 5

Avalon Ventures Management, LlcLa Jolla · $500K – $10M checks Carbide VenturesPalo Alto F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Cloudant

Alan HoffmanFounder/Director of Product

Adam KocoloskiFounder/CTO

Experience

Liquid 2 VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentUnited States
University of WashingtonAffiliate Professorcurrent2012 — present
University of WashingtonResearch Assistant Professor2008 — 2012
IBM CloudantFounder, Chief Scientist2008 — 2014
CERNTier-0 Coordinator2007 — 2008
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Fellow2005 — 2008
Yale UniversityGraduate Student1999 — 2004

Skills & more

Physics60Python34Algorithms30Monte Carlo Simulation7Mathematica10Particle Physics21LaTeX22Scientific Computing19Programming9Fortran6Numerical Analysis6Machine Learning9

+7 more

Data AnalysisC++ExperimentationPerlSensorsData MiningExperimental Physics

From Mike's professional profile.

Colleagues at Liquid Ventures

Dan Birmingham

Investor at Liquid Ventures

Elizabeth Montana-Luciano

Head of Operations at Liquid Ventures

Jessica Livingston

Co-founder of Y Combinator

Joe Montana

Managing Partner at Liquid Ventures

Joseph C Montana, Jr.

General Partner at Liquid Ventures

Matthew Mulvey

Partner at Liquid Ventures

Michael Ma

Partner at Liquid Ventures

Nathaniel Montana

Partner at Liquid Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Miller?: PhD physicist and Cloudant co-founder (acquired by IBM) who applies a scientific, experimental approach to investing, prioritizes hard‑tech and climate, founders' ecosystem connections over pedigree, and co‑founder durability.
Where does Mike Miller work?: Mike Miller is Founder/Chief Scientist of Cloudant and General Partner at Liquid Ventures and Board director at Seattle Food Tech and Co-founder at Liquid2.
What does Mike Miller invest in?: Mike Miller invests in Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Mike Miller write?: Mike Miller typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What companies did Mike Miller found?: Mike Miller founded Cloudant, Liquid2.
Where did Mike Miller go to school?: Mike Miller studied at Yale University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics); Michigan State University (BS, Physics).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Yale University mafia373

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCam Ben SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2 Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6 Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4 Donald IngberM. Phil.Founded Unravel Biosciences +3 Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2

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Michigan State University mafia64

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bryan BeshoreBachelor of Science - BSFounded Keychain Logistics +1 John NovakMaster of Science (MS)Founded Standard Cognition +1 David YuDropoutFounded YouLearn +1 Soami KapadiaBachelor's degreeFounded YouLearn +1 Christopher GolecB.S.Founded Demandbase +1 Matt MaloneyBachelor of ScienceFounded Grubhub +1

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Liquid Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jessica LivingstonAdvisor, Co-Founder of Y CombinatorFounded Y Combinator Michael MaGeneral PartnerFounded TalkBin

Liquid2 mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael MaFounding PartnerFounded TalkBin

Same school

Also attended Yale University1,064

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Michael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y Combinator Ben SilbermannCo-founder of Pinterest Zheela QaiserInvestor at Index Ventures Anthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Michigan State University259

Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital Partners Jay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companies Steve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify Partners Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Trina WellerInvestor at Ulu Ventures Tamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Washington203

Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Sid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof Diagnostics Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTech Jason PrestonInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners Elliot HershbergScientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of Biology Luke RigganAssociate at Amplify Partners

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Also worked at CERN82

Elizabeth YinCo-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs Ruben PauwelsInvestor at Angelwise Filip SirokyGeneral Partner at MitonC Harald NiederGeneral Partner at redalpine Magnus HambletonInvestor at byFounders Julian RiebartschVenture Partner at Matterwave Ventures

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology860

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of Cursor Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of Waabi Colin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio

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Also worked at Yale University189

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Patrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Stacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Vivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VC Sallie KimInvestor at 8VC Elias QuijanoPrincipal at Northpond Ventures

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About

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Board director at Seattle Food Tech

Intro paths

Seattle Food Tech's investors · 4

Co-founders at Seattle Food Tech

Co-founder at Liquid2

Intro paths

Liquid2's investors · 2

Co-founders at Liquid2

Founder/Chief Scientist at CloudantYC S08

Intro paths

Cloudant's investors · 5

Co-founders at Cloudant

Experience

Skills & more

Colleagues at Liquid Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Yale University mafia373

Michigan State University mafia64

Liquid Ventures mafia3

Liquid2 mafia2

Same school

Also attended Yale University1,064

Also attended Michigan State University259

Shared employers

Also worked at University of Washington203

Also worked at CERN82

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology860

Also worked at Yale University189

Founder/Chief Scientist at Cloudant YC S08