Micah Rosenbloom
VCManaging Partner, Founder Collective
Serial founder turned seed investor at Founder Collective
Background
Micah Rosenbloom is a Managing Partner at Founder Collective, leading the firm's SoHo, New York office. He has over 30 years of experience building and backing companies, having co-founded three tech startups: Handshake.com, Brontes Technologies (acquired by 3M), and Sample6 (acquired by IEH). He earned a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and currently teaches 'Thinking Like a VC' at Cornell Tech. He has been named to Business Insider's Seed 100 list six consecutive times. His investments include Verkada, Talos, Lovevery, and Tropic.
Investment Thesis
Emphasizes founder alignment and capital efficiency; skeptical of trend-chasing and believes excessive funding can harm startups. Advocates for founders to critically question their investors.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $400K–$2M
Sectors
Based in: USA (New York, Cambridge MA) (North America)
Notable Investments
Verkada
Enterprise physical security; lead seed investor
Talos
Institutional digital assets trading; seed investor
Lovevery
Evidence-based children's toys; seed investor
Tropic
SaaS procurement intelligence; seed investor
WHOOP
Wearable performance tracker; valued $3.6B+
Airtable
Low-code database platform; seed investor
The Trade Desk
Programmatic advertising; NASDAQ: TTD; seed investor
Suno
AI music generation; valued $500M+