Michael Fertik
Michael Fertik is the founder of Verdict Capital and Modelcode.ai. He previously founded and led companies including Reputation.com, b4.ai, WaveShift, and Sightglass Vision.
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Verdict Capital writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Reputation.com · Executive Chairman, CEO, and Founder
- b4.ai · Founder and CEO
- WaveShift · Founder and CEO
- Sightglass Vision · Founder and CEO
- Heroic Ventures · Founder and Managing Partner
- Verdict Capital · Managing Partner and FounderNow
- Modelcode.ai · CEO and Founder
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Who is Michael Fertik?
Michael Fertik is the founder of Verdict Capital and Modelcode.ai. He previously founded and led companies including Reputation.com, b4.ai, WaveShift, and Sightglass Vision.
How much does Michael Fertik invest?
Michael Fertik invests through Verdict Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Michael Fertik do before Verdict Capital?
Executive Chairman, CEO, and Founder at Reputation.com; Founder and CEO at b4.ai; Founder and CEO at WaveShift; Founder and CEO at Sightglass Vision; Founder and Managing Partner at Heroic Ventures; CEO and Founder at Modelcode.ai.
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