Michael has been investing in startups for nearly a decade, both as a VC and angel investor. Prior to Ada Ventures Michael was a CFO at a fintech startup as it scaled from seed to Series A, working alongside the cofounders across operations, product, and fundraising.

A self-taught programmer and Oxford MBA, Michael is energised by technical founders who are obsessed with what technology can bring to the world. He’s also naturally curious: From teaching himself Ruby and Python, to writing four published books, or powering through a 100-day crash course in AI & ML.

You want Michael on your cap table if you want a VC partner that quickly gets to the heart of what you’re building and backs you with the same drive and curiosity you bring to pursuing the opportunities ahead of you.

Outside of investing, Michael founded Basketball in Tech, London (180+ members), loves cooking, and is usually learning something new. He’s gone from skateboarding and making beats in his teens to snowboarding in his 30s. More recently, he's been building a vinyl collection of 70s soul music.

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