Where does Mike Montano work?

Mike Montano is Founder of BackType and Investment Team at True Ventures.

What does Mike Montano invest in?

Mike Montano invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Social.

What companies has Mike Montano invested in?

Investments tracked here include BackType, Benchling, Ollama.

Where did Mike Montano go to school?

Mike Montano studied at University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering).

Does Mike Montano lead rounds?

Yes — Mike Montano has led 1 tracked investment.

Mike Montano

InvestorFounder

Investment Team at True Ventures · Founder at BackType

Santa Barbara / San Francisco

FoundedBackType · YC

About

Mike Montano is a partner at True Ventures and the former founder of BackType, a social media analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011. After the acquisition he spent over a decade at Twitter scaling its engineering organization, most recently as head of engineering, and now advises startups on product, technology, and team building.

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

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSocial

Beyond investing

Founded: Montano founded BackType, a social media analytics software company that was acquired by Twitter in 2011.
Communities: Montano served as executive sponsor of Twitter's Black Employee Resource Group, Blackbirds.
Hobbies: Montano enjoys football (soccer), house music, and science fiction novels.
Family: Montano and his family split their time between Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

From Mike's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Founder at BackType YC S08

Intro paths

Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to BackType's investors below.

BackType's investors · 5

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010 Founder CollectiveCambridge K9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checks True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at BackType

Christopher GoldaFounder

Experience

True VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
TwitterHead of Engineering2018 — 2021
TwitterVice President of Engineering, Consumer Product2016 — 2018
TwitterDirector of Engineering, Revenue2011 — 2016
BackTypeFounder2008 — 2011
Research In MotionDSP Software Developer - Intern2006 — 2007

Education

University of TorontoB.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Deals · 1

BackTypeLed round

via True Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

BenchlingOllama

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at True Ventures

Adam D'Augelli

Investor at True Ventures

Amanda Mann

Investor at True Ventures

Amy Errett

Venture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison Reed

Ann Crady Weiss

Investor at True Ventures

Ariel Winton

Principal at True Ventures

Brooke Van Natta

Investor at True Ventures

Carrie Wadsworth

Investor at True Ventures

Christiaan Vorkink

Vice President and Director at True Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Montano?: Mike Montano is a partner at True Ventures and the former founder of BackType, a social media analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011. After the acquisition he spent over a decade at Twitter scaling its engineering organization, most recently as head of engineering, and now advises startups on product, technology, and team building.
Where does Mike Montano work?: Mike Montano is Founder of BackType and Investment Team at True Ventures.
What does Mike Montano invest in?: Mike Montano invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Social.
What companies did Mike Montano found?: Mike Montano founded BackType.
What companies has Mike Montano invested in?: Investments tracked here include BackType, Benchling, Ollama.
Where did Mike Montano go to school?: Mike Montano studied at University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Does Mike Montano lead rounds?: Yes — Mike Montano has led 1 tracked investment.