Mike Asem
InvestorPartner at M25 Β· Board director at Pavewise Β· Board director at Elate Β· Board director at Alkeme Health
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $250K β $500K checks Β· typically $375K
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480 people in our graph share verified history with Mike β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tobi CokerunlockedMike: together at Kauffman Fellows (2023β2025)
Γ8Mike: together at Kauffman Fellows
Γ2Mike: together at BLCK VC
Mike: together at Socio Labs
About
Founding partner at M25 who has managed over 100 early-stage investments; a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24) who previously founded The Anvil incubator at Purdue and serves on the BLCK VC board.
ContactΒ· published on Mike's own website
Board director at Pavewise
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Pavewise's investors Β· 7
C2 VenturesNew York Β· $100K β $500K checksConnetic VenturesCovington Β· $250K β $500K checksExit Quotient VenturesLansing Β· $50K β $250K checksFar Out VenturesBoulder Β· $200K β $500K checks Β· since 2023Green Egg VenturesNew York Β· $100K β $1M checksM25Chicago Β· $500K β $3M checks Β· since 2023Service Provider CapitalVail
Co-founders at Pavewise
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Bryce WuoriExecutive Officer
Board director at Elate
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Elate's investors Β· 8
Capital Midwest FundMequon Β· since 2023Connetic VenturesCovington Β· $250K β $500K checksElevate VenturesIndianapolis Β· $20K β $2M checks Β· since 2024Hyde Park AngelsChicago Β· since 2023M25Chicago Β· $500K β $3M checks Β· since 2023Serra VenturesChampaign Β· $5M checks Β· since 2023Service Provider CapitalVailWestWave CapitalRedwood City Β· since 2023
Board director at Alkeme Health
Co-founders at Alkeme Health
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Ryan MundyExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- M25Founding Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- MetoBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- TandemStrideBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- ChippBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- PavewiseBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- Waldo SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- Warp WorldBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- BLCK VCBoard Emerituscurrent2019 β present
- ElateBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 24current2019 β present
- ScriptDropBoard Observer2018 β 2025
- The Cumin ClubBoard Observer2021 β 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Pear CommerceBoard Observer2019 β 2024
- Civic EagleBoard Member2019 β 2022
- Socio LabsAdvisor2016 β 2021
- PicDiversity, Inc.Board Member2018 β 2021Greater Chicago Area
- Purdue Research FoundationDirector of Collaborative Relationships2015 β 2016West Lafayette, IN
- Chicago VenturesStudent Fellow2013 β 2014
- The AnvilFounder & CEO2013 β 2014West Lafayette, IN
- The Purdue Gold StandardFounder/President2012 β 2013United States
Skills & more
Critical Thinking17Public Relations19Negotiation3Self-driven13Writing2Technical Writing1Leadership48Entrepreneurship60Team Building16Adaptability2HTML7CSS31
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Colleagues at M25
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Asem?
- Founding partner at M25 who has managed over 100 early-stage investments; a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24) who previously founded The Anvil incubator at Purdue and serves on the BLCK VC board.
- Where does Mike Asem work?
- Mike Asem is Partner at M25 and Board director at Pavewise and Board director at Elate and Board director at Alkeme Health.
- What check size does Mike Asem write?
- Mike Asem typically writes checks of $250K β $500K.
- What companies has Mike Asem invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Improovy, Pavewise, Rebundle, Swept, Top Tier Lessons.
- Where did Mike Asem go to school?
- Mike Asem studied at Purdue University (Bachelor's Degree, Public Relations & Rhetorical Advocacy).
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Shared employers
Also worked at TandemStride1
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows536
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