Experience
- BlueYard CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Sequoia CapitalSequoia Scout2024 — 2025
- FortoCo-Founder | CEO2016 — 2025Berlin
- BMW GroupManagement Trainee2015 — 2016München
- KONUXCo-Founder | CRO2014 — 2015München und Umgebung, Deutschland, San Francisco
Education
- Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)Honours Degree, Technology Management2013 — 2015
- Technical University of MunichMaster of Science, Mechanical Engineering/Industrial Management2012 — 2015
- HKUST MBAFinancial Management, Economics2013 — 2014
- Oregon State UniversityVisiting Scholar, Carbon Fibre Manufacturing2011
- University of California, Berkeley
Skills & more
English12Englisch2Business Development50Projektmanagement38Unternehmertum32Entrepreneurship47Sales Presentations21Strategisches Management22Produktentwicklung18Mechanical Engineering8Market Analysis9Sales9
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Management ConsultingUnternehmensführungProject ManagementUnternehmensberatungUnternehmensstrategieOperations ManagementConsultingSales StrategyBusiness PlanningQuantitative AnalyticsStrategic PlanningStrategyLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
From Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at BlueYard Capital
Alejo Salles
Investor at BlueYard Capital
Antoaneta Mintcheva
Investor at BlueYard Capital
Chad Fowler
Partner at BlueYard Capital
Christine Fuchs
Investor at BlueYard Capital
Ciaran O'Leary
General Partner at BlueYard Capital
Cristel Mayer
Investor at BlueYard Capital
David Byrd
General Partner at BlueYard Capital
Jason Whitmire
General Partner at BlueYard Capital
Network6
Andreas KlingerScout
Investor at Prototype Capital
Catherine WhiteScout
Managing Director at Golden Seeds
Christian VollmannScout
Venture Partner at COOPERATIVA
Fabian HeilemannScout
Founder & CEO at AENU
Faisal ButtScout
Managing Partner and Founder at Pi Labs
Felix HaasScout
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Investors connected to Mike in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mike Wax work?
- Mike Wax is at BlueYard Capital.
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia520
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2Andrew NgDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Factored +2Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2
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Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) mafia38
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anselm BauerHonours DegreeFounded Stylight +1Sebastian SchuonHonours DegreeFounded Stylight +1Christoph BaumeisterHonours Degree in Technology ManagementFounded Avi MedicalJudith DadaTechnology ManagementFounded LangdockLeo NeuerburgHonsFounded BuildingradarJonas HuckesteinGraduate Degree in Technology Management (incomplete)Founded Monzo
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Oregon State University mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Akash PaiMSFounded ZeroBrushAndrew BurtonBSFounded CommercetoolsPedro Torres-MackieBachelor of Science - BSFounded MatchbookPat ConnollyB.S.Founded SupermooncapitalPedro Torres PicónBachelor of Science - BSFounded MatchbookRyan HildebrandBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Seed
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Forto mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fabian HeilemannCo-Founder (Chairman of the Board 2016 - 2020)Founded AenuFerry HeilemannCo-Founder | Board ObserverFounded AenuBaran ÖzkanSenior Product ManagerFounded FlagrightMadhu G. NadigFull Stack EngineerFounded FlagrightAdrian ZieglerProduct DevelopmentFounded CloudCruiseChia-Lun WuSoftware EngineerFounded Hera
BlueYard Capital mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)52
Gabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly VenturesAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALFabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalNelly MarkovaPartner - Molten East at Molten VenturesDavid WehnerSenior Investment Manager at SHS Capital
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Also attended Technical University of Munich258
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
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Also attended Oregon State University41
Mandy CulverInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalElliot HershbergScientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of BiologyPaula MariwalaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesShane WallPartner & President of CXO Network at FusionMaurice GundersonManaging Director Emeritus at Autotech VenturesAndrew NealonPartner & CTO at Joyance Partners
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
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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Also worked at Forto17
Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesPhilipp RömerVP Product at Forto at PICUS CAPITALFabian HeilemannFounder & CEO at AENUFerry HeilemannFounder & General Partner at AENURobert StoeckerPartner at AENU
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Also worked at BMW Group80
Eva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsGonzalo Sánchez-ArjonaInvestment Director at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris CapitalJanice SaPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENU
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