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Mike MacCombie ๐Ÿ’ฌ

@mikemaccombie

Build something worth remembering, and meet people that light you up. Pre-seed VC. Curating best gems/opportunities in tech/VC: bit.ly/3YTzECB

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Recently I was sent multiple screenshots of communications sent a guy operating in the ecosystem, from friends of mine who wanted to make sure he wasn't part of my communities. Ones that showed questionable messages- they were at best strange, and at worst unprofessional and

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LegalTech/Enterprise SaaS investors: Just met a team building a hallucination detection tool enabling trust and safety for LLMs applied in Law (with a movement towards broader compliance). One founder was a University lecturer at 15, published researched at 14. They have

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January in review: ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ412 introductions made ๐Ÿ’ธ$4M+ invested companies I shared with other investors ๐Ÿ‘€301 deals seen ๐Ÿ“ฒ143 communities in action On to Februaryโ€ฆ

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What happened this week in my 143 communities๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ’ธNYC VCs - Miami event shared by a member, shared a โ€œWelcome Wagon dinner to be hosted this Tuesday, got 20 RSVPs,โ€ recs shared for competitive landscape analysis, big discussion on fund valuation methods. ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธGTM Strategy

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Reputation and credibility is all that matters in a relationship driven industry like VC. You can hype up your TVPI as a fund manager, or be brutally honest about your markups and markdowns. You can be ambiguous about your fundraise to get more momentum, or be exact about your

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Thereโ€™s a special kind of collaborative energy in the earliest rounds of investing, especially amongst investors writing smaller checks. We can take founder calls together. Diligence customers. Bounce ideas back and forth about risks, opportunities, and hypothesis. We

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Have legal questions for your startup/fund? Launching the Legal Collective community to help you with that. A few lawyers I've met told me they would love to be an easy resource for questions: -What's standard and normal in the market for terms and raises -Navigating legal

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One of my favorite traditions is a Welcome Wagon Dinner. When I meet an investor that is new to the city, I like to make sure they are able to build some connectivity with a number of good folks. Last night, we did one for Jack Raines who just joined Slow Ventures and had a wonderful

One of my favorite traditions is a Welcome Wagon Dinner.

When I meet an investor that is new to the city, I like to make sure they are able to build some connectivity with a number of good folks.

Last night, we did one for <a href="/Jack_Raines/">Jack Raines</a>  who just joined <a href="/slow/">Slow Ventures</a> and had a wonderful
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Want to see more curated early stage deals? Last month, I made 331 intros for investors who attended my Pre-Seed/Seed Dealflow call. Next one is on 2/12. Been hosting these calls for over 5 years, this will be call #65. If you are an investor (Angel, FO, VC, CVC, etc),

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Raising a pre-seed/seed round? I want to make sure no great deals are prevented from getting done this month if I have anything to say about it. Doing my next experiment for 32.502 hours (ends 2/7, 11 pm ET): 1) Email *all of* deck+blurb+traction+round size+3 reasons you think

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Health tech angel investors: Want to learn about how to get started, and source more/better deals? I'll be giving a talk on 2/11 at 6 pm in Manhattan with MarkOne Health, co-hosted by Mercury Bank and the Fourth Effect for current and aspiring health tech angels. It will be a

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With Valentine's Day on the horizon, 11 fun and surprising facts about dating... I gave a talk about the behavior science of dating a year or so ago, and these were some of the findings that I compiled from research I came across: 1) 43% of women in a relationship from IRL

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Denver Angels/VCs/FOs/CVCs: Just landed here for my first visit, would love to get a few local folks together for a dinner this evening. Who should I include? Would love to build some connectivity here to send people good deals.

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Raising a pre-seed/seed round? I made 392 intros for founders raising last month, and doing it the process again next week to help some more. I like to make sure no great deals are prevented from getting done because of lack of connectivity. Doing my next experiment for 32.503

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CPG investors: If you like to invest in previously exited founders... I met a company raising for a new startup, CEO has 2 prior 9-figure exits under their belt, and the new product is quite interesting. They are raising a seed round. Want to see a deck? Shoot me an email at

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I just saw a company that is a shooting up in revenue, and is raising for the first time: Launched in 2023: $1M revenue 2024: $7M 2025: $35M run rate Profitable. They are a CPG company. And they own their own distribution company. They are raising $10M, and curious to meet

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Want to see more quality early stage deals? Last month, I made 339 intros for investors who attended my Pre-Seed/Seed Dealflow call. And I know of at least $4M invested by attendees through those intros. Next one is on 4/16. Been hosting these calls for over 5.5 years, this

Mike MacCombie ๐Ÿ’ฌ (@mikemaccombie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Raising a pre-seed/seed round? I made 339 intros for founders raising last month, and doing it the process again next week to help some more. I like to make sure no great deals are prevented from getting done because of lack of connectivity. Doing my next experiment for 32.504

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Marketing Tech/AI investors who like Seed rounds, I may have a deal for you. A friend sent me a deal in the space: -$4.6M revenue run rate on $600K raised -4x YoY growth -Customers include multiple F500 They are raising $5M for a seed. If this might be a fit for you, shoot me

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Vertical AI/Insurtech investors who like Seed rounds, I may have something for you. Recently saw a deal: -Bootstrapped to $170K MRR -90% MoM growth -Raising $3M If this might be a fit for you, shoot me an email at [email protected] with exact title "Vertical AI/Insurtech