Michael Silton
Act One Ventures, Managing Director
Los Angeles, California
Invests in
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Min Investment:
$500,000.00Max Investment:
$3,500,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Michael
Investments
Clovers
Total Funding: $15M
Dragonboat
Total Funding: $3M
Tapcart
Total Funding: $80M
Veryfi
Total Funding: $13M
BLAZE®
Total Funding: $10M
Nextbite
Total Funding: $150M
Repeat
Total Funding: $12M
Storyblaster
Total Funding: $5M
GroWrk Remote
Total Funding:
Dray Alliance
Total Funding: $35M
Illume Financial
Total Funding:
Howl
Total Funding: $11M
Finix
Total Funding: $130M
Blutag
Total Funding: $2M
IntelliFlux Controls
Total Funding: $870K
Camera IQ
Total Funding: $9M
Wizely Finance
Total Funding:
QLess
Total Funding: $16M
Aiva Health
Total Funding:
Silversheet
Total Funding: $8M
Branch
Total Funding: $920M
Social Native
Total Funding: $8M
Battery Streak
Total Funding:
WiZR
Total Funding:
Naked Biome
Total Funding:
Bloomlife
Total Funding: $17M
AuditBoard
Total Funding: $40M
Work Experience
2016
Managing Director
2016
Act One Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm investing in business software with a focus on ecommerce infrastructure, vertical SaaS, and fintech. The firm manages $147 million across three funds and multiple SPVs. We leverage our experience as software founders and our diverse networks to support the growth of startups who have the kind of founder-market fit necessary for solving real problems in their respective industries.
2012 - 2016
Executive Director / Chair
2012 - 2016
Inspiring entrepreneurship in the UCLA community of alumni, students and faculty. Providing access to capital and connections. Portfolio includes Cloudera, DogVacay, Formative, Twitter, SolarCity, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Vicept Therapeutics and TheBouqs. Founding member in 1999. Leading entrepreneurial focus since 2006. Executive Director / Chair 2012-2016.
1998 - 2012
CEO Founder
1998 - 2012
Founded company and took public on Nasdaq. Grew to over 1,500 employees worldwide. CEO for over 43 public quarters. Peak market cap in excess of $1 billion. Multiple years on Deloitte & Touche Fast 50. Leading provider of SaaS solution for global B2B eCommerce across entire customer lifecycle. Sell, Renew, Educate, UpSell. Clients included Microsoft, Abbott, HP and Vanguard.
1991 - 1998
Co-Founder
1991 - 1998
A pioneer in electronic software licensing and distribution. The leading direct marketer of complex Unix based software products. Co-founded company, built to profitability and significant revenue. Sold to Savoir Technology (now Avnet). Multiple years on the Inc. 500 fastest growing private companies list ranked as high as #22 in USA.