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Mike Vernal

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Sequoia Capital · Board director at Blues Wireless

Palo Alto, California

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

FoundedBlues Wireless

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.

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS

Board director at Blues Wireless

Intro paths

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

Blues Wireless's investors · 1

Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Blues Wireless

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Raymond E. OzzieExecutive Officer, Director
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Ian SmallExecutive Officer, Director

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

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityS.M., Computer Science2001 — 2002
  2. Harvard UniversityA.B., Computer Science1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Computer Science1.NET14Web Services32WCF6Product Management4SQL3Distributed Systems23C++1Scalability10C1Program ManagementSoftware Engineering21
+11 moreSoftware DevelopmentFriendly PersonalityMobile ApplicationsCloud ComputingSynergiesSystem ArchitectureVenture CapitalAgile MethodologiesStart-upsSoftware as a Service (SaaS).NET Framework

From Mike's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sequoia Capital

Abhishek Malani
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Amira Yahyaoui
Scout at Sequoia Capital
Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Anne Marie Boidock
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Bogomil Balkansky
Home chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mike Vernal work?
Mike Vernal is Venture Partner at Sequoia Capital and Founder at Blues Wireless.
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 did Mike Vernal found?
Mike Vernal founded Blues Wireless.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,457

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rippling43

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at BedrockIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBAnoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Also worked at Clay14

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalEliot DurbinGeneral Partner at boldstart venturesAlex KurlandPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersTerry ChouPartner at Alpha Intelligence CapitalDavid CahnGeneral Partner and COO of Venture at Sequoia CapitalShriya NevatiaPrincipal at The Council

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Also worked at Verkada30

Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMark XuInvestor at Index VenturesDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGCatherine McClureTalent at AudaciousLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47

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Also worked at Sequoia Capital175

Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

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