Mike Speiser

About

Mike Speiser practices a rare incubation style of venture at Sutter Hill, where he has co-created companies inside the firm and served as their first CEO — most famously Snowflake, which he ran from 2012 to 2014 before its record-setting 2020 software IPO. His other incubations include Pure Storage, Sigma Computing, Observe and Lacework. The model has made him a fixture near the top of the Midas List, including a No. 5 finish in 2021.