Mike Vorhaus
InvestorCEO, Vorhaus Advisors at The 98 · Advisor at GFR Fund · Advisor at The Games Fund
Los Angeles, California, United States
About
Mike Vorhaus is CEO of Vorhaus Advisors, a consulting firm focused on digital media and gaming. He spent 25 years at Magid building research and consulting practices in internet, connected TV, and digital entertainment, and previously held positions in technology transfer at Caltech and fundraising at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara. Vorhaus has invested in and advised multiple technology startups including Digene, Widevine, Tenor, and Sapho, and has provided consulting services to major entertainment companies.
Experience
- Vorhaus AdvisorsCEOcurrent2018 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- Perion Network - Nasdaq: PERIBoard of Directorscurrent2015 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- IonikBoard Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Turtle Rock Studios (Slamfire, Inc.)Board Of Directorscurrent2022 — presentIrvine, California, United States
- WaveClearAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Quvy.comAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- BoltAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Love.comAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- PragmaAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Series EntertainmentAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Maestro.ioChairman, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- RewardifyBoard Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- GGV, Signia, Raine, CrossCut, Ridge, Boston Seed, VGames, ACME, The 98 Fund, Fusion.VCLP - Venture Capital Fundscurrent2014 — present
- Investor/AdvisorFounder, Vorhaus Investmentscurrent1987 — presentLos Angeles
- The Games FundAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- GFR FundAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KidasAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- HoneylandAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- AppOnboard/BuildboxAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- ToyaAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- PlayWorks Digital LimitedAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- Immortal StudiosAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- GameOnAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- Canvs AIAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY
- Genvid Technologies Inc.Advisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY
- Storm Flag GamesAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentBoson, MA
- GamesBeatAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PowerUp Acquisitions (Nasdaq: PWUP)Senior Advisor2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- SquarkAdvisor2020 — 2024Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
- Champions RoundAdvisor2020 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Stream Labs (sold to Logitech Oct. 2019)Advisor2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- PvP.comAdvisor2021 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Gavra-GamesAdvisor2020 — 2024Petah Tikva, Israel and Santa Monica, California
- VidConAdvisor2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Altimar Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE: ATAQ)Board of Directors2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- LucidPixAdvisor2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- RADiCALAdvisor2020 — 2023New York, NY
- Forbes.comContributor2019 — 2023
- GalaAdvisor2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Rogue Games, Inc.Advisor2019 — 2022Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Advertising27Marketing40Product Development24New Media57Analytics18Strategic Partnerships69Customer Insight4Segmentation1Market Research32Digital Media39Television8Online Marketing11
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Start-upsIntegrated MarketingEntertainmentDigital MarketingVenture CapitalFocus GroupsMarketing ResearchMobile MarketingStrategyprivate equity investmentshedge fund investmentsPrivate EquityFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at The 98
Alex Collmer
Founder & Executive Chair, VidMob at The 98
Ameneh Atai
General Manager, Audience Measurement, Nielsen Media at The 98
Annette Rodriguez
Senior Advisor, MKH Capital Partners at The 98
Ashley Davis
Partner, S-3 Group at The 98
Beth Gostanian
VP, Product, Canto at The 98
Craig Forman
General Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98
Deborah Stambaugh
Founder & CEO, Brave New World at The 98
Diane deCordova
Investor & Co-Founder, Adelaide Metrics at The 98
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Vorhaus?
- Mike Vorhaus is CEO of Vorhaus Advisors, a consulting firm focused on digital media and gaming. He spent 25 years at Magid building research and consulting practices in internet, connected TV, and digital entertainment, and previously held positions in technology transfer at Caltech and fundraising at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara. Vorhaus has invested in and advised multiple technology startups including Digene, Widevine, Tenor, and Sapho, and has provided consulting services to major entertainment companies.
- Where does Mike Vorhaus work?
- Mike Vorhaus is CEO, Vorhaus Advisors at The 98.
- Where did Mike Vorhaus go to school?
- Mike Vorhaus studied at Wesleyan University (BA, Psychology/Sociology); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Management Development Program); United States Capitol Page School (High School).
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