Mike Volpi
InvestorGeneral Partner at Hanabi Capital · Member Board of Directors at Confluent · Partner at Index Ventures · Board director at ArthurAI · Board director at Kong
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $500K – $50M checks
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About
Mike Volpi pairs running Cisco's $10+ billion routing business and leading 70+ acquisitions with a multicultural Italy–Japan–U.S. perspective, specializing in infrastructure, open-source and AI, and 15-year board partnerships.
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Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at ArthurAI
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ArthurAI's investors · 5
Co-founders at ArthurAI
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Adam WenchelExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Kong
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Kong's investors · 11
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2018Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checksLombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks
Co-founders at Kong
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Augusto MariettiChief Executive Officer & Co-founder
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Marco PalladinoChief Technology Officer & Co-founder
Experience
- Hanabi CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Index VenturesRetired Partnercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FerrariMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentMaranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Scale AIMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClickHouseMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentPortola Valley, California, United States
- NeticMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Tekion CorpBoard Directorcurrent2016 — presentSan Ramon, California, United States
- Confluent, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2015 — presentMountain View, CA
- AuroraMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Wealthfront Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Kong Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hebbia AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Cockroach LabsMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Sonos, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2010 — 2025
- CovariantBoard Director2020 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
- StarburstMember, Board of Directors2019 — 2024
- LookoutMember, Board of DIrectors2010 — 2023
- ElasticMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2022Los Altos, CA
- Ubiquity6 Inc.Member, Board Directors2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- FCA Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesMember, Board of Directors2017 — 2021
Skills & more
Start-ups81Strategic Partnerships70Product Management41Mobile Devices22Venture Capital32Entrepreneurship22Cloud Computing37
From Mike's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Pilot.com, Inc.Quoted
via Index Ventures · filed Apr 2019
ParahelpSolo GP
via Hanabi Capital · filed Sep 2025
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Colleagues at Hanabi Capital
Bryan Offutt
Investor at Index Ventures
DeAnna McDaniel
Investor at Hanabi Capital
Ishani Thakur
Investor at Hanabi Capital
Matt Sonnenblick
Vice President at Altamont Capital Partners
Michelangelo Volpi
General Partner at Hanabi Capital
Rachel Hansen
Investor at Index Ventures
Shreyan Jain
Investor at Hanabi Capital
Network8
Theresia GouwScout
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Bryan OffuttScout
Investor at Index Ventures
Chip HazardScout
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
David GreenbaumScout
Partner at Quiet Capital
Devdutt YellurkarScout
Partner at Propeller VC
Dylan PearceScout
Partner at Greycroft
Erica Ruliffson SchultzScout
President, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator Collective
Erica VanScout
Investment Director at Intel Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Volpi?
- Mike Volpi pairs running Cisco's $10+ billion routing business and leading 70+ acquisitions with a multicultural Italy–Japan–U.S. perspective, specializing in infrastructure, open-source and AI, and 15-year board partnerships.
- Where does Mike Volpi work?
- Mike Volpi is General Partner at Hanabi Capital and Board director at ArthurAI and Board director at Kong.
- What does Mike Volpi invest in?
- Mike Volpi invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Mike Volpi write?
- Mike Volpi typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- Where did Mike Volpi go to school?
- Mike Volpi studied at Stanford University (BS, Mechanical Engineering); Stanford University (MS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scale AI96
Alexandr WangCo-founder of Scale AI; Chief AI Officer at MetaLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at Aurora18
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockClaire Hughes JohnsonCorporate Officer, Stripe at Operator CollectiveDr. Manu KumarChief Firestarter at K9 VenturesGerhard EschelbeckInvestor at Inner Loop CapitalJoseph SungaInvestor at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Steve McGrathManaging Director, Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures
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Also worked at Wealthfront Inc.22
Akshay NathanEngineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersTom SmithManaging Partner at Savano Capital PartnersJeff JordanGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzAli RosenthalManaging Partner at Leadout CapitalMike SchroepferFounder, Partner at Gigascale CapitalChris MartinezCo-Lead at BK-XL
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