Mike Sigal

Mike has spent more than three decades as a Silicon Valley founder and early-stage investor. He was a founding General Partner of the 500 Startups Fintech Fund, which made more than 80 Pre-Seed, Seed and Early-Stage investments worldwide. He has founded eight startups, four of which exited, including one IPO. Today he is a Venture Partner to several funds and sits on the Investment Committee of SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's venture arm. He has lectured at Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas and Católica-Lisbon, and speaks regularly at events such as Web Summit and Money20/20. He holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.