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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
Education
- UCLABachelors, Economics
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
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mike Heller work?
- Mike Heller is Partner at Floodgate.
Same school
Also attended UCLA471
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital107
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementEmily StanfordInvestor at Notable CapitalAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Also worked at Startups14
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 Ventures32
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesDan MoorInvestor at Craft VenturesZao ChenInvestor at Craft VenturesSean CloneyHead of Talent at Headline
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