Investing Profile

Michael Stewart

VCInvestor
Investment Principal at Applied Ventures LLC
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Networks Michael is a member of
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Network
239 CONNECTIONS
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Network
239 CONNECTIONS
Intel Corporation Network
143 CONNECTIONS
Purdue University Network
85 CONNECTIONS
Purdue University Network
85 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Applied Ventures LLC Principal
Investment Range
$2.0M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$6.0M
Investments On Record
17

Michael Stewart is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Michael Stewart's Investments On Record (13)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Neurophos
Series AJan 2026$110M
$120M
Co-investors: Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Chris Alliegro (MetaVC Partners), Brian Keil (Chestnut Street Ventures)
Cloudforce
Series AJan 2026$10M
$10M
d-Matrix
Series CNov 2025$280M
Series BSep 2023$110M
Series AApr 2022$44M
$430M
Co-investors: Jeff Huber (Triatomic Capital), Huican Zhu (AMINO Capital), Qiang "Larry" Li (AMINO Capital), Chun Xia (TSVC Capital), Eugene Zhang (Moving Capital), Eric Bielke, Sue Xu
etalytics
Series AOct 2025$9M
$9M
Upscale
SeedMay 2025$6M
$6.8M
Co-investors: Pras Hanuma (NextUnicorn.Fund)
Fastino Labs
Pre SeedNov 2024$7M
$25M
Co-investors: George Mathew (Insight Partners), Thomas Dohmke (Spice AI), Lukas Biewald
Armada
Series UnknownJul 2024$40M
$470M
Co-investors: James Currier (NFX), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), Viviana Faga (Felicis Ventures), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Kerem Ozmen (8090 Industries), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Larry Chu (Stealth Company (Omid E. Izadjou)), Mislav Tolusic (Marlinspike), Ron Pragides, Eric Futoran
Volley
Series CJul 2024$55M
$110M
Co-investors: Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures), James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Michael Madden (Alumni Ventures ), Esteban Sosnik (Reach Capital), Hany Nada (ACME Capital), Mika Salmi (Lakestar), Ron Rofe (Vaizra Investments), Jeremy Liew (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Michael Yan (Scrum Ventures)

most interested in

Hardware for Non-von Neumann computing; display materials; industrial IoT; imaging and spectroscopy hardware; industrial blockchain; synthetic bio

not interested in

Any kind of real estate, asset repurchase, marketing, adtech, or other consumer focused software companies

Michael Stewart's Experience

Investment Principal Applied Ventures LLC2015 - Present
Board Observer Rockley PhotonicsPresent
Director Syntiant Corp.Present
Board Observer iDEAL Semiconductor Devices IncPresent
Director d-MatrixPresent
Board Observer Inworld AIPresent
Board Observer Syntiant Corp.Present
Board Observer 1910Present
Board Observer Artificial, Inc.Present
Board Observer PsiQuantumPresent
Investor TypefacePresent
Investor MithrilPresent
Director SynthLabsPresent
Director VolleyPresent
Board Observer ArmadaPresent
Board Observer Fastino LabsPresent
Board Observer Upscale AIPresent
Board Observer nEye.aiPresent
Board Observer Arcee AIPresent
Board Observer Lace LithographyPresent
Board Observer etalyticsPresent
Board Observer NeurophosPresent
Board Observer CloudforcePresent
Partner M12, Microsoft's Venture FundPresent
Managing Partner M12, Microsoft's Venture FundPresent
Senior Manager of Strategic Business Development Applied Materials2014 - 2015
Co-founder JUSE2015
Senior Technology Manager Applied Materials2012 - 2014
Project Manager: Chrysalix EVC Deep Dive Berkeley Innovative Solutions2014 - 2014
Director of Solar Development Earth, Air, & Space Educational Foundation2012 - 2014
Process MTS / Technology Lead Applied Materials2009 - 2012
Process Engineer IV Applied Materials2005 - 2009
Senior Research Scientist Intel Corporation2004 - 2005
Postdoctoral Research Associate - DARPA Molectronics Program Rice University2001 - 2004

Michael Stewart's Education

Louisiana State University BS Biochemistry, Chemistry
Purdue University Daniels School of Business AMP Applied Management Principles
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business MBA Venture Capital and Private Equity
Purdue University PhD Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business MBA Berkeley Innovative Solutions (BIS) Design and Innovation Strategy Club (DISC) Venture Capital Investment Challenge (VCIC) Haas Consulting Club BERC Berkeley Entrepreneurs
Purdue University Krannert School of Management AMP Applied Management Principles
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business MBA
Purdue University PhD
Purdue University Krannert School of Management AMP
Louisiana State University BS
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Diploma

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