Mike Goguen is the founder and managing partner of Two Bear Capital, with a 20-year career at Sequoia Capital. He has invested in cybersecurity, bioinformatics, biopharma, networking, and semiconductors.
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Two Bear Capital writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Sequoia Capital · 20-year veteran1996-2016
- Two Bear Capital · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- DEC
- SynOptics
- Centillion
- Bay Networks · Director of Engineering
- ATM Forum · Technical Chairman
- Sequoia Capital1996-2016
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Who is Mike Goguen?
Mike Goguen is the founder and managing partner of Two Bear Capital, with a 20-year career at Sequoia Capital. He has invested in cybersecurity, bioinformatics, biopharma, networking, and semiconductors.
How much does Mike Goguen invest?
Mike Goguen invests through Two Bear Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at seed, series a.
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What did Mike Goguen do before Two Bear Capital?
20-year veteran at Sequoia Capital; DEC; SynOptics; Centillion; Director of Engineering at Bay Networks; Technical Chairman at ATM Forum; Sequoia Capital.
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