Mikowai Ashwill

Mikowai Ashwill

General Partner, Early atSpark CapitalCalifornia

Mikowai Ashwill is a General Partner on Spark Capital's early-stage team. He previously worked at Ribbit and Goldman Sachs, and studied music and industrial engineering at Northwestern.

What Mikowai can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Spark Capital writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Spark Capital.

Career

  1. Goldman Sachs
  2. Ribbit
  3. Spark Capital · General Partner, Early
    Now
  4. Goldman Sachs
  5. Ribbit

Investments named in public bios

DecagonCruiseDiscord

Focus

early-stage ventureself-driving vehiclescommunicationventure

Education

Northwestern

Also at Spark Capital

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Who is Mikowai Ashwill?

Mikowai Ashwill is a General Partner on Spark Capital's early-stage team. He previously worked at Ribbit and Goldman Sachs, and studied music and industrial engineering at Northwestern.

How much does Mikowai Ashwill invest?

Mikowai Ashwill invests through Spark Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Mikowai Ashwill?

A warm intro from a founder Spark Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Mikowai Ashwill do before Spark Capital?

Goldman Sachs; Ribbit; Goldman Sachs; Ribbit.

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