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Mike: together at Startups
About
Mike Heller is a Partner at Floodgate who invests in seed and pre-seed stage companies. His investment focus includes AI applications with distinctive distribution models, voice AI technologies, third-party data businesses, and founders pursuing unconventional ideas. Prior to Floodgate, he led early sales and partnerships efforts at Clearbit, Dropbox, and Whimsical, and has served as a go-to-market advisor to numerous early-stage companies.
Experience
- FloodgatePartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- First Round CapitalExpert in Residence - Sales2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- StartupsAdvising Startups2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Craft VenturesVenture Scout2021 — 2025
- WhimsicalHead of GTM2022 — 2023
- ClearbitRevenue Leader - First Business Hire2016 — 2021Clearbit
- DropboxEnterprise Account Executive & Team Lead2015 — 2016San Francisco
- DropboxAccount Executive2014 — 2015San Francisco
- DropboxInside Sales and Operations2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Prep ZoneCountry Manager - China2013 — 2014Shanghai
- Prep ZoneHead of Business Development - Asia2011 — 2013Singapore
- Sports Card and Collectible BusinessOwner2003 — 2009Ventura, California
Skills & more
Facebook11Google Adwords8Creative Problem Solving7Management20Strategy9Marketing Strategy35Product Innovation8Entrepreneurship39Digital Marketing13Marketing23Competitive Analysis17Business Development37
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SalesProgram ManagementMarketing CommunicationsWeb AnalyticsStart-upsGoogle Adword Certified - Individual QualificationFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at Floodgate
Ann Miura-Ko
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Finn Stäblein
Associate at Floodgate
Helen Moore
Associate at Floodgate
Iris Choi
Partner at Floodgate
Lisa Del Ben
Director of Operations at Floodgate
Lori Simotas
CFO at Floodgate
Michael James Maples
General Partner at Floodgate
Mike Maples Jr
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Heller?
- Mike Heller is a Partner at Floodgate who invests in seed and pre-seed stage companies. His investment focus includes AI applications with distinctive distribution models, voice AI technologies, third-party data businesses, and founders pursuing unconventional ideas. Prior to Floodgate, he led early sales and partnerships efforts at Clearbit, Dropbox, and Whimsical, and has served as a go-to-market advisor to numerous early-stage companies.
- Where does Mike Heller work?
- Mike Heller is Partner at Floodgate.
- Where did Mike Heller go to school?
- Mike Heller studied at UCLA (Bachelors, Economics).
Same school
Also attended UCLA833
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital136
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankEmily StanfordInvestor at Notable CapitalAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
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Also worked at Startups19
Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesAndy HwangGeneral Partner at Wavemaker PartnersDaniel HaCofounder at Antigravity CapitalZach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesAndrea GennariniManaging Partner at 2100 VenturesElizabeth TobeyMarketing Mentor at Lair East Labs
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Also worked at Craft Ventures35
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarRyan HrabakInvestor at LightbankMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesDan MoorInvestor at Craft VenturesZao ChenInvestor at Craft Ventures
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