Mike Levinthal
InvestorFund Advisor at Sonder Capital
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Mike Levinthal has more than 30 years of venture capital experience and is Managing Partner at Levinthal Capital. He previously was Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund, founded Mayfield Software Partners, and founded ONSET Ventures, a firm focused on incubating new companies. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering/Industrial Management, and an M.B.A., all from Stanford University, where he is also a Distinguished Career Institute Fellow.
Experience
- Stanford University Haas Center for Public ServiceNational Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- Levinthal CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2003 — presentPark City, UT
- Mayfield FundManaging Partner1983 — 2003Menlo Park, CA
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Associate1981 — 1983San Francisco Bay Area
Investments
Board seats
Domain SurgicalExperticityHigh West DistillerHomie.comMetricStreamMolioStudio Design
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Sonder Capital
Andy McGibbon
Operating Advisor at Sonder Capital
Andy Weiss
Operating Advisor at Sonder Capital
Colby Wood
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
Dan Azagury
Clinical Advisor at Sonder Capital
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Fred Moll
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
Grant Heidrich
Fund Advisor at Sonder Capital
Jay Watkins
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
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Antonia Rojas EingScout
Founder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITAL
Chris EyreScout
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Geoff JudgeScout
Advisor at Inovia Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Levinthal?
- Mike Levinthal has more than 30 years of venture capital experience and is Managing Partner at Levinthal Capital. He previously was Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund, founded Mayfield Software Partners, and founded ONSET Ventures, a firm focused on incubating new companies. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering/Industrial Management, and an M.B.A., all from Stanford University, where he is also a Distinguished Career Institute Fellow.
- Where does Mike Levinthal work?
- Mike Levinthal is Fund Advisor at Sonder Capital.
- What check size does Mike Levinthal write?
- Mike Levinthal typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What boards does Mike Levinthal sit on?
- Mike Levinthal holds tracked board seats at Domain Surgical, Experticity, High West Distiller, Homie.com, MetricStream, Molio, Studio Design.
- Where did Mike Levinthal go to school?
- Mike Levinthal studied at Stanford University (Distinguished Career Institute Fellow); Stanford University (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Engineering/Industrial Management).
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