Michael Palmer is a General Partner at Great Wave Ventures with a background in construction and real estate. He previously held roles at Volumetric Building Companies, Dow Chemical, DuPont, and Sidewalk Labs.
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Great Wave Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Great Wave Ventures.Career
- Dow Chemical · commercial roles
- DuPont · commercial roles
- Sidewalk Labs · Corporate Development
- Volumetric Building Companies · Head of Strategy and Real Estate
- Great Wave Ventures · General PartnerNow
- Dow Chemical
- DuPont
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Who is Michael Palmer?
Michael Palmer is a General Partner at Great Wave Ventures with a background in construction and real estate. He previously held roles at Volumetric Building Companies, Dow Chemical, DuPont, and Sidewalk Labs.
How much does Michael Palmer invest?
Michael Palmer invests through Great Wave Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Michael Palmer do before Great Wave Ventures?
commercial roles at Dow Chemical; commercial roles at DuPont; Corporate Development at Sidewalk Labs; Head of Strategy and Real Estate at Volumetric Building Companies; Dow Chemical; DuPont.
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