Michael Downing Email Address

Founding Partner

Bridging the Gap Between New and Traditional Media

Pioneering Silicon Valley serial-entrepreneur across software/technology, Co-Founded more than 6 leading-edge technology companies over the last 20+ years, 3 acquired and one IPO. Now leveraging 28 years of technology company building into managing an early-stage venture fund focused on innovative pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies. The companies I've co-founded and built include one of the very first Internet-Music technologies in 1997 that helped kick-off the online music revolution, the first industry licensed online-music subscription service in 1999, one of the first consumer online video platforms in 2002 (that went public in 2006), and a distributed media platform technology that forever changed the playbook for building a global 100MM unique viewer audience. Along the way co-founded one of the early seed-stage venture funds in San Francisco, and one of the very early start-up incubators in downtown San Francisco - Kicklabs in 2008. Enthusiastic and tireless angel investor and advisor for start-ups trying to dent the universe. Specialties: Company building, technology strategy, software technology, early-stage venture, marketing strategy, mergers and acquisitions, digital distribution, new media models, digital media, venture capital, new media, emerging markets, angel investing, start-ups, public market strategy, capital markets, private equity