Mike Kostow
InvestorOperator | Investor | Advisor at Leaders Fund
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Operator, investor and advisor in the High Velocity Community.
Experience
- TPGOperating Partner/Managing Directorcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- IrthBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- DenodoBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- MXBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- SayariBoard Observercurrent2024 β presentWashington, DC
- Ask-AIAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Stage 2 CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 β presentUnited States
- Leaders FundAdvisorcurrent2020 β presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Warburg Pincus LLCAdvisor2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- HopinChief Business Officer2022Everywhere
- SalesforceEVP & GM, Marketing Cloud2021 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSVP & GM @ Salesforce Pardot2016 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSVP & COO @ Salesforce Pardot2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceVP & COO @ Salesforce Pardot2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceVP, Business Ops @ Work.com2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Director, Business Ops @ Work.com2012 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Director, M&A2010 β 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Los Altos Educational FoundationBoard Member2019 β 2021Los Altos, CA
- Qualified.comBoard Observer2019 β 2021San Francisco
- Actian CorporationVP, Business Operations2006 β 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Indiana University BloomingtonBA, Political Science, History, Business
Skills & more
Salesforce.com47Cloud Computing23Enterprise Software68Go-to-market Strategy18SaaS21Business Development9Cross-functional Team Leadership7Start-ups22Strategy33Business Planning4Marketing Strategy4Sales Operations7
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Mergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsChannel PartnersExecutive ManagementAnalyticsIntegrationProfessional ServicesBusiness IntelligenceLeadershipSalesLead GenerationProduct ManagementFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at Leaders Fund
Amiram Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO at Upwind at Leaders Fund
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Dara Newton
Community at Leaders Fund
Dave MacDonald
Venture Partner at Leaders Fund
David Kamenetsky
Principal at Leaders Fund
David Priemer
Founder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders Fund
David Stein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund
Dianna Lai Read
Marketing at Leaders Fund
Galina Antova
Co-Founder & Chief BD Officer at Claroty at Leaders Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mike Kostow work?
- Mike Kostow is Operator | Investor | Advisor at Leaders Fund.
Same school
Also attended Indiana University Bloomington140
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha
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Shared employers
Also worked at Irth1
Also worked at Warburg Pincus LLC72
Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesLawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMiloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eugene "Gene" PodsiadloSenior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI Capital
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Also worked at Hopin13
Julien BekInvestor at Sequoia CapitalThomas BradleyInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lars LeckieInvestor at AspenwoodCristobal PiΓ±eraManaging Partner at Tantauco
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Also worked at Salesforce241
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesTravis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint Ventures
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