Where does Mike Edelhart work?

Mike Edelhart is Managing Partner at Social Starts.

Where did Mike Edelhart go to school?

Mike Edelhart studied at University of Northern Colorado (BSC, Journalism).

Mike Edelhart

Investor

Managing Partner at Social Starts

San Francisco

About

Mike Edelhart has worked in technology journalism, product testing, startups, and venture capital for four decades. He helped launch PC Magazine, PC Week, and other Ziff-Davis titles, ran Ziff's product testing labs, and served as Ziff's Executive Vice President, then directed conference content and supported early investing at SoftBank. He has been CEO of startups including Olive Software, Inman News, and Zinio, was a partner at the VC fund Redleaf, has authored over 20 books, and hosts the Inception podcast about startups.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechConsumerFoodTechHealthtechSocial

Experience

Joyance PartnersEmeritus Co-founder & Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
Joyance PartnersManaging Partner2017 — 2025global
Social StartsManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentglobal
Ataraxia VCManaging Partner2020 — 2025
Pivot Conference & Social WeekCEO2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
APPNATION ConferencesRevenue Advisor2010 — 2011
First30Services, LLCManaging Director2008 — 2010San Francisco
Live Deal, Inc.CEO2008 — 2009
Olive SoftwareChairman2004 — 2008
Inman NewsCEO2005 — 2006
Zinio SystemsCEO2001 — 2003
BarterTrustCEO1999 — 2001San Francisco
RedleafPartner1998 — 2001
Women.com NetworksBoard Member1993 — 1996
Netchatboard member1993 — 1994
Ziff DavisEditor, Publisher, EVP1983 — 1994
Ziff-Davis PublishingEVP1983 — 1994
PC/ComputingPUblisher1989 — 1992
Doubleday and othersAuthor1978 — 1991

Skills & more

Marketing Strategy40Social Media Marketing99Online Advertising61Start-ups99Digital Marketing52Publishing32Blogging82Strategic Partnerships84Social Media99Digital Media86Editing12Conference Coordination12

+12 more

MarketingSocial Media StrategistSocial NetworkingMarketing CommunicationsDigital StrategyOnline MarketingMobile DevicesAdvertisingWritingLeadershipManagementEntrepreneurship

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Colleagues at Social Starts

Andrew Nealon

Partner & CTO at Joyance Partners

Bradley Welch

Investment Partner at Social Starts

Charles C Smith

Managing Partner at Joyance Partners

Kevin Dasch

Startup Executive & Investor at Joyance Partners

Mark Blake

Strategy & Corporate Development Leader at Joyance Partners

Patrick Nicoll

General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer at Joyance Partners

Patrick Nicoll

General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at Social Starts

William Lohse

Founder Emeritus at Social Starts

Network1

Armando Biondi

Investor at Sortly

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Edelhart?: Mike Edelhart has worked in technology journalism, product testing, startups, and venture capital for four decades. He helped launch PC Magazine, PC Week, and other Ziff-Davis titles, ran Ziff's product testing labs, and served as Ziff's Executive Vice President, then directed conference content and supported early investing at SoftBank. He has been CEO of startups including Olive Software, Inman News, and Zinio, was a partner at the VC fund Redleaf, has authored over 20 books, and hosts the Inception podcast about startups.
Where does Mike Edelhart work?: Mike Edelhart is Managing Partner at Social Starts.
What does Mike Edelhart invest in?: Mike Edelhart invests in AgTech, Biotech, Consumer, FoodTech, Healthtech, Social.
Where did Mike Edelhart go to school?: Mike Edelhart studied at University of Northern Colorado (BSC, Journalism).