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Michael Staton

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Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners · Venture Partner, Advisor at Alpha Partners · EIR at SFU VentureLabs · Catalyst, Venture Advisor at Laerdal Million Lives Fund · Investor at HYPERNOVA · +1 more

San Francisco, California, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 20

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Michael Staton is a Partner at Hypernova Capital focused on early-stage venture investing. He has founded multiple companies and invests in innovation-focused sectors including education and technology markets in underserved regions globally.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Board director at Gap Year Global

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Gap Year Global's investors · 1

Learn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checks · since 2015

Experience

  1. Hypernova CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. The Lossless GroupVibe Codercurrent2024 — present
  3. Alpha PartnersVenture Partner, Advisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  4. Laerdal Million Lives FundCatalyst, Venture Advisorcurrent2019 — presentStavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  5. AvelaSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. SeaboundAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  7. NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  8. Copper BankingSeries A Investorcurrent2022 — present
  9. OurRitualSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. AllocateAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  11. VanaAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  12. TrelaAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  13. YassirSeries A Investorcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  14. Brave CareSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
  15. SanaSeries A Investorcurrent2019 — present
  16. Podium EducationBoard Member, Pre-Seed Investorcurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  17. OntraAngel Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  18. PhotomathSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentZagreb, Croatia
  19. Maven ClinicAngel Investorcurrent2017 — present
  20. OutschoolSeed Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States

Skills & more

Winging It2Deal Sourcing2Portfolio Management2Deck Design1Web Design1Content Generation1Digital Transformation1Presentation Design1Vibe Coding1Model Context Protocol1Sourcing1Networking1
+8 moreEntrepreneurshipStart-upsStrategyFundraisingSocial MediaLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentHigher Education

Languages Chinese

  • Certificate of Completion: JavaScript Basics — Sololearn
  • Social Studies Composite Teacher — Houston ISD

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Deals · 1

Gap Year GlobalBoard seat

via Learn Capital · filed Feb 2018 · $750K raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners

Adam Epstein
Chief Financial Officer at Boosted Commerce
Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Catherine Popper
Board Member at Launchpad Venture Group
Chris Keller
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Christian Seale
Healthcare Investor & Operator at Pave Health Ventures
Connor Crown
Managing Partner at Expanse
Corinne Smeriglio
Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners
Dan Mindus
Investor at NextGen Venture Partners

Network1

Brook Bisrat
Partner at Learn Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Staton?
Michael Staton is a Partner at Hypernova Capital focused on early-stage venture investing. He has founded multiple companies and invests in innovation-focused sectors including education and technology markets in underserved regions globally.
Where does Michael Staton work?
Michael Staton is Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners and Board director at Gap Year Global.
What does Michael Staton invest in?
Michael Staton invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Future of Work, HR Tech, SaaS.
What boards does Michael Staton sit on?
Michael Staton holds tracked board seats at Gap Year Global.
What companies has Michael Staton invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apptuto, Enki, Glen, Ligandal, Nana Academy, Plethora, Seabound, Slingshot, Standard Cyborg, Trela, Willing.
Where did Michael Staton go to school?
Michael Staton studied at Clark University (MA, International Development); Clark University (BA, Economic Geography, Asian Studies).

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Also worked at The Lossless Group1

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