As a Managing Partner of StartFast Ventures Fund II, Michael focuses on fund raising, investment selection, and portfolio company development. Prior to joining the fund as a partner, Michael was an active mentor in the StartFast Accelerator, which was also an investor in his company Impel.
Michael is also the co-founder of Impel, a SaaS company whose automotive merchandising platform is used by nearly every carmaker and thousands of dealerships across 34 countries. At SpinCar, Michael serves as President and Chief Strategy Officer, and has led product, finance, customer success, and M&A. He is a member of Impel’s Board of Directors, and SpinCar’s audit and compensation committees.
Michael is an active angel investor in the B2B SaaS sector, and mentor at Cornell Tech. He holds a B.A. in Economics from New York University, and resides in Lower Manhattan and Syracuse, NY.