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Mike Annunziata

Founder & Solo GP @ Also Capital

New York, New York

Work Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2018

    Putting all my learnings to use to build a generational investment firm, starting by backing the best Hard Tech founders at inception. Since 2019, we’ve built a pre-seed/seed portfolio of over 20 companies with an aggregate enterprise value of over $2B, including: - Radiant Nuclear (USV, DCVC, a16z, Founders Fund) - Northwood (Founders Fund, a16z, Alpine Space) - Varda Space (Founders Fund, Lux, Khosla, Caffeinated Capital) - K2 Space (Altimeter, Lightspeed, First Round) - ConductorAI (Lux, AltCap, Haystack, Bungalow) - AnySignal (Caffeinated Capital, Blue Yard, First In) - Andrenam (First Round, Long Journey) - Vital Lyfe (Cantos, SpaceVC) - Biosphere (Lowercarbon, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital)

  • Board Member

    2021

    Joined the rocket ship that is Varda. Doing my best to help the team go further, faster!

2022 - 2023

  • Scout

    2022 - 2023

    Scouted for Ray and Varun. Was fortunate to meet some cool people in their network and learn a lot from them! Some of the best in the biz.

2016 - 2023

  • CEO & Co-founder

    2016 - 2023

    Learned how to take an ambitious idea and make it a real thing in the real world. Made lots of mistakes along the way, but did it with great people. Built a team, shipped product, and navigated the challenges of leadership, fundraising, and building momentum in a Hard Tech startup.

2016 - 2018

  • Investment Partner

    2016 - 2018

    Learned how to invest at inception from some of the best in the business. Built an awesome network of ambitious startup founders and early career VCs whose scale and rate of success continues to amaze me.

2014 - 2018

  • Senior Investment Analyst

    2014 - 2018

    Allocated over a billion dollars to blue chip and emerging asset managers. Learned what great investors (and investment firms!) look like. Was taught how to prudently allocate capital and proactively manage portfolios and risk. Was taught the importance of sound investment principles, applied consistently.

  • Legal Analyst

    2011 - 2014

    Mostly took a lot of notes. Learned a lot in the process by listening to people far smarter and more accomplished than me. Spent time and built relationships with people operating at the top of the investment world.

2010 - 2010

  • Recruitment Intern

    2010 - 2010

    Fulfilled a childhood dream and interned at the Commissioner's office for a summer. A cool experience!

2009 - 2009

  • Labor Relations Professional Intern

    2009 - 2009

    Another childhood dream...got to work at Disney World! Learned what it takes to scale an organization whose core offering is a high touch, high quality consumer experience.

2009 - 2009

  • Finance Intern

    2009 - 2009

    Part-time finance intern. Learned what professional world hard work looks like for the first time.