Pitching and projecting confidence during COVID
I recently presented a webinar to the All Raise community as part of our National Partnership announcement and M12’s Action Plan Series of content to support startup founders during this difficult economic time. My goal with this content was to equip founders with guidance for navigating digital engagement with investors, offer questions to anticipate for COVID-era fundraising, and provide […]
Announcing a National Partnership with All Raise
We are thrilled to announce a National Partnership with All Raise, a new nonprofit organization on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous, equitable future. This partnership solidifies our commitment to work closely with All Raise to develop programming that delivers on their vision: to realize a […]
Welcoming FortressIQ to the M12 portfolio
I’m excited to welcome FortressIQ — creator of a platform that delivers real-time end-to-end processes for the modern enterprise — to the M12 portfolio. In the face of explosive data growth, automation is increasingly critical to an organization’s ability to scale and compete. By automating routine tasks and business processes, companies can reduce costs, improve data quality, and grow […]
Welcoming FarEye to the M12 Portfolio
At M12, we are always on the lookout for entrepreneurs leveraging technology to positively disrupt the enterprise. We’re delighted to welcome FarEye — a SaaS platform for optimizing supply chain and logistics operations — to M12’s portfolio. Since its founding, FarEye has been reimagining supply chain and logistics infrastructure with advanced digital technologies to empower businesses. The […]
Welcoming PsiQuantum to the M12 portfolio
I’m excited to welcome PsiQuantum — a company building a scalable, fault tolerant, silicon photonic quantum computer — to the M12 portfolio. The renowned physicist Richard Feynman said, “Nature isn’t classical…and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you’d better make it quantum mechanical, and by golly it’s a wonderful problem, because it doesn’t look […]
Joint statement by Microsoft & AnyVision
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and his team at Covington & Burling have completed their audit of AnyVision. The available evidence demonstrated that AnyVision’s technology has not previously and does not currently power a mass surveillance program in the West Bank that has been alleged in media reports. As such, Covington could not substantiate […]
Welcoming Arkose Labs to the M12 portfolio
I’m excited to welcome Arkose Labs — a fraud and abuse prevention platform, to protect web and mobile apps — to the M12 portfolio. In an increasingly digital world where success is measured by Monthly Active Users (MAU) and Daily Active Users (DAU), online traffic is a critical performance indicator. Unfortunately, not all online traffic […]
Announcing Our Female Founders Competition Finalists
With 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley, I’ve seen first-hand how difficult it can be to grow a successful startup. Building great technology, recruiting talent, and landing customers are all difficult challenges that every entrepreneur faces. But for some entrepreneurs, there are additional hurdles that prevent them from realizing success. Why do we need […]
Welcoming Evisort to the M12 portfolio
I am very excited to welcome Evisort to the M12 portfolio today as a co-lead for their Series A round. Ever since my first meeting with the team—hearing about their vision to modernize the underserved legal contracting and operations spaces with actionable insights—I knew this would be a natural fit for our fund. At M12, we’re always on […]
Welcoming Applied Intuition to the M12 portfolio
The venture capitalist’s job is to identify the rare combination of unique technology, unsolved problem, and world-class team, and provide such a team with the capital they need to achieve their vision. M12, as the three year-old venture firm backed by Microsoft, has significant experience here, deploying hundreds of millions of dollars into startups spanning […]
