Michael Zhao is a principal at Eniac Ventures, investing in pre-seed and seed founders with a focus on AI infrastructure. He previously co-founded Vimcal and worked as a product manager at Microsoft and Kabam.
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- Microsoft · product manager
- Kabam · product manager
- Vimcal · co-founder and CTO
- Eniac Ventures · principalNow
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Who is Michael Zhao?
Michael Zhao is a principal at Eniac Ventures, investing in pre-seed and seed founders with a focus on AI infrastructure. He previously co-founded Vimcal and worked as a product manager at Microsoft and Kabam.
How much does Michael Zhao invest?
Michael Zhao invests through Eniac Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Michael Zhao do before Eniac Ventures?
product manager at Microsoft; product manager at Kabam; co-founder and CTO at Vimcal.
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