Mike Montano is a partner at True, a former founder and operator. He founded BackType, acquired by Twitter, where he spent over a decade as head of engineering.
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True Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- BackType · founder
- Twitter · head of engineering
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- Twitter · Director to Vice President to Head of Engineering
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Who is Mike Montano?
Mike Montano is a partner at True, a former founder and operator. He founded BackType, acquired by Twitter, where he spent over a decade as head of engineering.
How much does Mike Montano invest?
Mike Montano invests through True Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Mike Montano?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mike in the subject. A warm intro from a founder True Ventures backed works better.
What did Mike Montano do before True Ventures?
founder at BackType; head of engineering at Twitter; Director to Vice President to Head of Engineering at Twitter.
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