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
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
- Alkeme HealthBoard Member2020 β 2026Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 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
- National Football FoundationIntern2011 β 2013West Lafayette, IN
Skills & more
HTML7CSS31CSS2Facebook2jQueryJavaScript1Public Relations19Technical Writing1Entrepreneurship60Team Building16Fundraising23Start-ups36
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Social NetworkingSocial MediaSportsLeadership DevelopmentEvent PlanningSocial Media MarketingBloggingOnline MarketingAdvertisingEvent ManagementMarketing CommunicationsTime ManagementFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at M25
Network1
Investors connected to Mike in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
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.
- What check size does Mike Asem write?
- Mike Asem typically writes checks of $250K β $500K.
- Where did Mike Asem go to school?
- Mike Asem studied at Purdue University (Bachelor's Degree, Public Relations & Rhetorical Advocacy).
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows381
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