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Mike Volpi

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Hanabi Capital · Partner at Index Ventures · Board director at Kong · Board director at ArthurAI

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K – $50M checks

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.

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Kong

Intro paths

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Kong's investors · 11

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $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

AMAugusto Marietti
Augusto MariettiChief Executive Officer & Co-founder
MPMarco Palladino
Marco PalladinoChief Technology Officer & Co-founder

Board director at ArthurAI

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

ArthurAI's investors · 5

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2022GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksWork-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at ArthurAI

AWAdam Wenchel
Adam WenchelExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Hanabi CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Index VenturesRetired Partnercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. FerrariMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentMaranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  4. Scale AIMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. ClickHouseMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentPortola Valley, California, United States
  6. NeticMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  7. Tekion CorpBoard Directorcurrent2016 — presentSan Ramon, California, United States
  8. Confluent, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2015 — presentMountain View, CA
  9. AuroraMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  10. Wealthfront Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  11. Kong Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. Hebbia AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Cockroach LabsMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
  14. Sonos, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2010 — 2025
  15. CovariantBoard Director2020 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  16. StarburstMember, Board of Directors2019 — 2024
  17. LookoutMember, Board of DIrectors2010 — 2023
  18. ElasticMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2022Los Altos, CA
  19. Ubiquity6 Inc.Member, Board Directors2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  20. FCA Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesMember, Board of Directors2017 — 2021
  21. ZuoraMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  22. HortonworksMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2019Sunnyvale, CA
  23. Pure StorageMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2018Mountain VIew, CA
  24. EXOR SPAMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2017Turin, Italy
  25. EricssonMember, Board of DIrectors2010 — 2013
  26. StorSimple [MSFT]Member, Board of Directors2009 — 2012
  27. Cloud.com [Citrix]Member, Board of Directors2010 — 2011
  28. JoostCEO2007 — 2009
  29. OpswareMember, Board of DIrectors2002 — 2007
  30. Cisco SystemsSenior Vice President & GM, Routing and Service Provider Group2001 — 2007
  31. EquinixBoard Director1998 — 2001
  32. Cisco SystemsChief Strategy Officer1994 — 2000
  33. Hewlett-PackardProduct Development Engineer1989 — 1992San Jose, CA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering1984 — 1988
  2. Stanford UniversityMS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering1988 — 1989
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Start-ups81Strategic Partnerships70Product Management41Mobile Devices22Venture Capital33Entrepreneurship22Cloud Computing37

From Mike's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Pilot.com, Inc.Quoted

via Index Ventures · filed Apr 2019

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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
Rachel Hansen
Investor at Hanabi Capital
Shreyan Jain
Investor at Hanabi Capital

Network9

Theresia GouwScout
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Bennett CohenScout
Partner at Piva 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

Investors connected to Mike in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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 Kong and Board director at ArthurAI.
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 Business1,299

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Shared employers

Also worked at Scale AI75

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Also worked at Aurora12

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 Pure Storage19

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcJoe PintoChief Customer Experience Officer, Pure Storage at Two Bear CapitalMallun YenFounder & Managing Partner at Operator CollectiveJay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsPaul SallaberryOperating Partner, Sales at Icon Ventures

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Also worked at Ericsson78

Doug GilstrapExecutive Advisor at TCVFrank LevinsonInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersHari GopalDirector of Corporate Insights at Tech Square VenturesPedro GomesDirector, Intelligence & Transformation at Bright Pixel CapitalMarc FaucherManaging Partner at ArcTern VenturesDmitry ChikhachevGeneral Partner & Co-founder at Runa Capital

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