Michael Marquez - AngelList

I invest in 20+ startups @ $25K - $300K a year

How I like to add value

Advice/assistance on Business Development, M&A, recruiting, buzz. Strategic Advisory. Advice on partnership structure and negotiating. Relationship brokering. Letting entrepreneurs do what they do best and adding value when asked.

What I'm looking for

Markets

Analytics, Application Platforms, Auctions, Augmented Reality, Big Data, Blogging Platforms, Bridging Online and Offline, Business Intelligence, Business Productivity, Consumer Internet, Content, Content Farms, Content Summarization, Content Syndication, Crowdsourcing, Design, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Events, Film, Financial Planning, Fitness, Games, Hardware, Health and Wellness, Identity, Internet, Investment Management, Knowledge Management, Market Research, Marketplaces, Messaging, Mobile, Music, News, Online Reservations, Parenting, Personal Finance, Personal Health, Real Time, Retail Technology, Reviews and Recommendations, SaaS, Security, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Games, Startups, Storage, Television, Ticketing, User Testing, Vacation Rentals, Ventures for Good, Virtual Workforces, Visualization

Locations

Los Angeles, New York, San Carlos, Silicon Valley

What I've done

Founder

Code Advisors

Investor

Apportable , Apsalar , Bagcheck , Cardspring , Chartbeat , Clover , COLOURlovers , eVenues , Fivestar , Flipboard , Getaround , Gobble , GreenGoose , GroupSpaces , HipGeo , Impermium , LUMOback , Onswipe , Openbucks , Proven , Rumpus , Space Monkey , Tasty Labs , Tinfoil Security

Advisor

Alpha , Astrid Francesca Walk , StyleCaster

Worked At

CBS

Yahoo!

Morado Venture Partners

Credentials

QUALIFIED

An accredited U.S. investor

REVIEWED

5 out of 5 recommended Michael

ACTIVE

12 confirmed investments in popular companies on AngelList

Employee

Yahoo!

Yahoo! is a premier digital media company.
Investor

Flipboard
Investor

Colingo

Skype meets the Khan Academy for live language...
Investor

Proven

Changing the Way Local Businesses Hire

5 Reviews

1828 Followers

155 Following

Reviews

5 out of 5 people recommended Michael.

A true believer in our company. Michael, Ash and Morado Ventures have been very responsive and helpful when we have reached out for help. We are proud to have them as investors.

— Founder of a company Michael invested in
Mike, Ash, and the Morado team have been tremendously valuable for our company. From their quarterly mixers -- attended by luminaries from across the Valley -- to their tremendous willingness to help directly, to their extensive network of advisors/partners/customers, working with Morado has been an unambiguous asset to our company.

One of the strongest high points has been their direct, hands-on operating experience, and their connection to dozens of others in similar positions. The Valley is chockablock with people who can introduce you to a banker or strategist, but when we wanted to speak to head of editorial for a major network, or the CTO of a massively scalable platform, or a senior Ad Sales manager, it was invaluable.

Highly recommended.

— Founder of a company Michael invested in
Mike and Ash Patel from Morado gave us our first real break, after which the money started chasing us, instead of the other way around. Mike makes decisions quickly and puts his money where his mouth is. If he believes in your vision, you will be hard pressed to find a beter champion for your company.

— Founder of a company Michael invested in
Mike is an invaluable asset to have as an investor. He was a huge driving force in putting our round together. His network is vast, and can make a well received introduction to essentially anyone in the valley.

What is particularly rare about Mike is that not only is he a connected power broker, but he is also wiling to step in and do a lot of the hard work necessary to pull rounds together. If your lucky enough to be offered his money, take it!!!

— Founder of a company Michael invested in