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Mike Hirshland

Investor

General Partner at Resolute Ventures

United States

Writes $1M checks · typically $750K

About

Michael Hirshland, a former federal clerk and D.C. lawyer turned VC, pioneered the seed-within-a-fund approach and accepts product/team uncertainty while rejecting value misalignment or tiny markets.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Resolute VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2011 — present
  2. Natural Dharma FellowshipTeacher2024 — 2025
  3. The Governance ProjectFounder2017 — 2019United States
  4. Polaris Venture PartnersGeneral Partner1999 — 2011
  5. theStartProjectco-founder2009 — 2011
  6. Dogpatch LabsFounder2008 — 2011
  7. United States SenateJudiciary Committee Counsel1996 — 1998
  8. Williams & Connolly LLPAssociate1995 — 1996
  9. United States Supreme CourtLaw Clerk to Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy1994 — 1995
  10. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitLaw Clerk to the Honorable J. Michael Luttig1993 — 1994United States
  11. BainAssociate Consultant1988 — 1990

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of LawJ.D.1990 — 1993
  2. Harvard UniversityA.B., Magna Cum Laude1984 — 1988

Skills & more

Venture Capital36Digital Media10Start-ups16Angel Investing7Corporate Development6

From Mike's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Virginia School of Law25

Rob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesJon FlintFounding Partner at Polaris PartnersRyan FrisbiePartner at VIEWPOINT VENTURESCarrie NixonNixon Gwilt Law at Empactful CapitalJJ KasperPartner / Founder at Blue CollectiveJay TrickettPartner / CAO at Blue Collective

+ 19 more

Also attended Harvard University1,171

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,165 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Polaris Venture Partners32

Dylan PearcePartner at GreycroftGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauMichael GreeleyCo-Founder and General Partner at Flare Capital PartnersSimeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesDave BarrettSenior Advisory Partner at Polaris PartnersAlexandra CantleyManaging Partner at Polaris Partners

+ 26 more

Also worked at United States Supreme Court3

Bryan LeachVenture Partner at Teamworthy VenturesSigal MandelkerGeneral Partner at Ribbit CapitalSara HudsonPartner at McKinsey & Company

Also worked at Bain593

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone

+ 587 more

Colleagues at Resolute Ventures

Jake MccGwire
Advisor at Resolute Ventures
Monica Simo Black
Founder at Function Ventures
Raanan Bar-Cohen
Co-Founder and Partner at Resolute Ventures
Rodi Guse
VP of Finance & Operations at Resolute Ventures
Scott Hatch
Investor at Resolute Ventures

Network1

Eric WuScout
Venture Partner at Resolute Ventures

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