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Mike Montano
InvestorFounderInvestment Team at True Ventures · Founder at Backtype
Santa Barbara / San Francisco
FoundedBacktype · YC
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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.
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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 published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at BacktypeYC S08
Intro paths
Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Mike can intro founders to Backtype's investors below.
Backtype's investors · 8
Co-founders at Backtype
Deals · 1
BacktypeLed round
via True Ventures · filed Mar 2011
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Other disclosed investments
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues 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, Agentnoon, AirMyne, AstroForge, Benchling, Ollama, Revoy, Seabound, Shaped.
- Does Mike Montano lead rounds?
- Yes — Mike Montano has led 1 tracked investment.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,635
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
True Ventures mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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