Micah Siegel
Education
Caltech
Ph.D., Computation and Neural Systems, HHMI Fellowship, Ph.D. Advisor: Carver Mead 1994-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Yale University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa 1988-01-01 - 1992-01-01Work Experience
Concept2Company Ventures
Current
Concept2Company Ventures
Vanedge Capital
Current
Vanedge Capital
Stanford University
2006-01-01 - 2014-12-01
Stanford University
Intellectual Ventures
2010-01-01 - 2013-01-01
Intellectual Ventures
Skills
Summary
I invest in professors, graduate students, recent graduates, and missionary entrepreneurs who are starting new companies. I am particularly interested in companies that use AI or improve AI infrastructure. I was the first investor in companies that have been acquired for more than $2 billion in cash. Passionate about helping scientists and engineers create the “Next Big Thing” in programmable biology, generative AI, robotics, scientific instruments and other hard technology businesses that generate complex intellectual property. Specialties: investing capital in seed-stage technology companies, finding product-market fit, building and buying aggressive patent portfolios to protect young companies, and helping founders land rich customers who will move fast and pay a premium for a unique solution in a new market.
