Where does Michael Hirshland work?

Michael Hirshland is General Partner at Resolute Ventures and Board director at Greats Brand and Board director at Signifyd and Board director at Fancy Hands.

What check size does Michael Hirshland write?

Michael Hirshland typically writes checks of $1M.

Where did Michael Hirshland go to school?

Michael Hirshland studied at University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.); Harvard University (A.B., Magna Cum Laude).

Michael Hirshland

Investor

General Partner at Resolute Ventures · Board director at Greats Brand · Board director at Signifyd · Board director at Fancy Hands

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.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

m•••@resolute.vcreveal80% confident
m•••@resolute.vcreveal75% confident

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Board director at Greats Brand

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Greats Brand's investors below.

Greats Brand's investors · 1

Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Greats Brand

Ryan BabenzienExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Signifyd

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Signifyd's investors below.

Signifyd's investors · 12

Co-founders at Signifyd

Mike LibertyCo-founder

Raj RamanandCo-founder

Rajesh RamanandExecutive Officer, Director

Michael LibertyExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Fancy Hands

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Fancy Hands's investors below.

Fancy Hands's investors · 2

Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2014 SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2014

Co-founders at Fancy Hands

Edward RodenFounder

Ted RodenFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

Venture Capital36Digital Media10Start-ups16Angel Investing7Corporate Development6

From Michael's professional profile.

Colleagues at Resolute 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

NavigateAI CEO; Brain Co. chairman; Opendoor cofounder-director

Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Hirshland?: 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.
Where does Michael Hirshland work?: Michael Hirshland is General Partner at Resolute Ventures and Board director at Greats Brand and Board director at Signifyd and Board director at Fancy Hands.
What does Michael Hirshland invest in?: Michael Hirshland invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Michael Hirshland write?: Michael Hirshland typically writes checks of $1M.
Where did Michael Hirshland go to school?: Michael Hirshland studied at University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.); Harvard University (A.B., Magna Cum Laude).