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Mike Schroepfer

Investor

Partner at Gigascale Capital · Advisor and Founding LP at Planeteer Capital

Mountain View, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Mike Schroepfer (Schrep) founded Gigascale Capital in 2023 to invest in companies delivering climate impact at scale. Before that he spent 13 years at Meta, including 9 years as CTO, where he grew the engineering team, established the AI Research Lab in 2013, and led the acquisitions of Oculus and Instagram; he continues to advise the company as a Senior Fellow. Earlier he led engineering at Mozilla and founded a Sequoia-backed startup acquired by Sun Microsystems, and he holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate Tech

Experience

  1. Gigascale CapitalFounder, Partnercurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. MetaSenior Fellowcurrent2022 — present
  3. MetaChief Technology Officer2013 — 2022Menlo Park, CA
  4. MetaVice President of Engineering2008 — 2022
  5. Outlier ProjectsFoundercurrent2024 — present
  6. Additional VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2017 — present
  7. Carbon to Sea InitiativeBoard Chair / Foundercurrent2023 — present
  8. Planeteer CapitalAdvisor and Founding LPcurrent2022 — present
  9. Anita Borg Institute for Women and TechnologyMember Board Of Trustees2011 — 2018
  10. Wealthfront Inc.Member Board Of Directors2015 — 2017
  11. Ancestry.comMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2012
  12. MozillaVice President of Engineering2005 — 2008
  13. Sun MicrosystemsDistinguished Engineer and CTO of N1 Division2003 — 2004
  14. CenterRun, Inc.Founder and Chief Architect2000 — 2003
  15. Reactivity, Inc.Partner, Consulting Practice1999 — 2000
  16. Puffin DesignsSoftware Engineer1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Scalability37Distributed Systems26Software Engineering18Software Development14Computer Science1Python5Agile Methodologies5Cloud Computing8Open Source6Data Center5

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Colleagues at Gigascale Capital

Aaron Bernstein
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Evaline Tsai
Principal at Gigascale Capital
Haley Prout
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Janet Frishberg
Investor at Gigascale Capital
John Lilly
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Kevin Zhang
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Merrill Feather
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Nicolina Quickert
Investor at Gigascale Capital

Network3

Carmichael RobertsScout
Investor at Material Impact
Clea KolsterScout
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Duncan TurnerScout
General Partner at SOSV

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Schroepfer?
Mike Schroepfer (Schrep) founded Gigascale Capital in 2023 to invest in companies delivering climate impact at scale. Before that he spent 13 years at Meta, including 9 years as CTO, where he grew the engineering team, established the AI Research Lab in 2013, and led the acquisitions of Oculus and Instagram; he continues to advise the company as a Senior Fellow. Earlier he led engineering at Mozilla and founded a Sequoia-backed startup acquired by Sun Microsystems, and he holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford.
Where does Mike Schroepfer work?
Mike Schroepfer is Partner at Gigascale Capital.
What does Mike Schroepfer invest in?
Mike Schroepfer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech.
What check size does Mike Schroepfer write?
Mike Schroepfer typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Mike Schroepfer go to school?
Mike Schroepfer studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (BS, Computer Science).

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Also worked at Outlier Projects1

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