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Mike Vernal

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Board director at Blues Wireless · Board Member at Rockset · Board Member at Houseparty · Former Venture Partner at Sequoia Capital

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $25K

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About

Mike Vernal leverages eight years scaling Facebook's core products to offer an operator-focused lens, applying his Market Curve framework, skepticism about data moats, and actionable essays for founders.

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

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS

Board director at Blues Wireless

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Blues Wireless's investors · 2

Lachy GroomSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Blues Wireless

RORay Ozzie
Ray OzzieFounder & Executive Chair

Board Member at Rockset

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Rockset's investors · 7

Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checksK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2020StarkwareNetanya · since 2018

Co-founders at Rockset

VVVenkat Venkataramani
Venkat VenkataramaniCo-Founder & CEO
DBDhruba Borthakur
Dhruba BorthakurCo-Founder & CTO
TB
Tudor BosmanCo-Founder

Board Member at Houseparty

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Houseparty's investors · 10

AlephTel Aviv · since 2016Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2016Entrée CapitalTel Aviv · $150K – $15M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K checks · since 2015Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2020Silver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks

Co-founders at Houseparty

BRBen Rubin
Ben RubinCo-Founder & CEO (later Board Member)
ID
Itai DaninoCo-Founder & CTO
UHUri Haramati
Uri HaramatiCo-Founder & Head of Product
SSSima Sistani
Sima SistaniCo-Founder; CEO (from March 2019)

Experience

  1. ConvictionPartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. RipplingBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. CaptionsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  4. NotionInvestorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  5. Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentVarious
  6. StatsigBoard Member2021 — 2025Seattle, WA
  7. Fireworks AIInvestor2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  8. ClayBoard Member2019 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  9. SabbaticalSabbatical2023 — 2024
  10. Keen TechnologiesInvestor2022 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  11. DenoBoard Member2022 — 2024Brooklyn, NY
  12. GadgetBoard Observer2021 — 2024Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  13. AirtopBoard Member2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  14. PicsArt Inc.Board Member2020 — 2024Palo Alto, CA
  15. Blues WirelessBoard Member2020 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  16. AvenSeed Investor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  17. StarkWareInvestor2018 — 2024Israel
  18. Dagster LabsInvestor2018 — 2024
  19. AquariumInvestor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  20. ThreadsBoard Member2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Computer Science1.NET14Web Services32WCF6Product Management4SQL3Distributed Systems23C++1Scalability10C1Program ManagementSoftware Engineering21
+8 moreSoftware DevelopmentFriendly PersonalityMobile ApplicationsCloud ComputingSynergiesSystem ArchitectureVenture CapitalAgile Methodologies

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Investments

Investor

AirtopAquariumBluesBuddybuildCitizenCorridorCybersynDecagonDomino Data LabDrawbridgeGadgetHousepartyInstaworkIntelligence.AIKimKimKiteMirageNotionPicsArtPikaRemix Software, Inc.ReplairideOSRipplingRocksetSaturn TechnologiesSpectoStarkWare IndustriesStatsigThreadsUnblockedUntappedVerkadaWarmlyWhisperWorktrace Ai

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Vernal?
Mike Vernal leverages eight years scaling Facebook's core products to offer an operator-focused lens, applying his Market Curve framework, skepticism about data moats, and actionable essays for founders.
Where does Mike Vernal work?
Mike Vernal is Board director at Blues Wireless and Board Member at Rockset and Board Member at Houseparty.
What does Mike Vernal invest in?
Mike Vernal invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Mike Vernal write?
Mike Vernal typically writes checks of $1M – $200M.
What companies has Mike Vernal invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airtop, Aquarium, Blues, Buddybuild, Citizen, Corridor, Cybersyn, Decagon, Domino Data Lab, Drawbridge, Gadget, Houseparty, and 24 more.
Where did Mike Vernal go to school?
Mike Vernal studied at Harvard University (S.M., Computer Science); Harvard University (A.B., Computer Science).

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