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Mike Abbott

learning

Atherton, California

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $25,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $6,000,000.00

Skills

SaaS
Scalability
Start-ups
Enterprise Software
Distributed Systems
Strategy
Cloud Computing
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
E-commerce
Social Networking
Management
Shell Scripting
Big Data
Mobile Devices
Business Strategy
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Go-to-market Strategy
Web Services

Work Experience

  • Adjunct Lecturer

    2023

    teaching undergrad and graduate courses on cloud computing (CS349d) and security (CS153) covering topics from confidential computing to ai safety to the challenges of scaling AI compute infrastructures.

  • Senior Advisor to the CEO

    2024

    Focused on Software Defined Vehicle Efforts, AI Strategy and Cruise

  • Executive Vice President, Software

    2023 - 2024

    Organized and led GM's first dedicated software organization of 19k+ employees. Team included the CIO, all software in/outside of car, Key AI initiatives, OnStar business, served as an observer on the Cruise board and an officer of the company. Unfortunately, had to leave role due to health reasons.

  • Engineering Advisory Board

    2023

    Collaborate with Deans of the College of Engineering to develop 5-year plan and respond to critical needs of students

  • Advisor - AI Committee

    2024

2024

  • Board Member

    2024

2023

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Board Member

    2013

  • University Lecturer

    2013 - 2013

    Co-taught Art and Adventure of the Startup

  • Board Member

    2015

  • Founder/Partner

    2011

    www.ascoltavc.com focused on helping engineers start companies. either with time, money or sometimes both.

2006

  • Advisor/Investor to many companies on engineering, product and scaling.

    2006

    Current: HTEC, Innovaccer, Astroblox, Tenet, Afresh, BaseTen, Plix, Code Registry Past: Cloudera (Public), Puppet Labs (acquired by Perforce), Blue Lithium (acquired by Yahoo), Brightroll (acquired by Yahoo), Ubiquity6(acquired by Discord), SayNow (acquired by Google), Toytalk/Pullstring (acquired by Apple), Locu(acquired by GoDaddy), Quova (acquired by Neustar), Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever), Singularity Network (acquired by Cisco), Samooha (acquired by Snowflake), Apcera (acquired by Ericcson), CoreOS (acquired by Red Hat) Jawbone, Nuro, Hearsay Systems (acquired by Yext), Stripe, Groq