Investing Profile

Michael Stewart

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Partner at M12
m12.vc/team/michael-stewartSan Francisco Bay Area
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Networks Michael is a member of
Intel Corporation Network
93 CONNECTIONS
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business Network
56 CONNECTIONS
Purdue University Network
54 CONNECTIONS
Applied Materials Network
21 CONNECTIONS
Applied Materials Network
21 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
M12 Partner
Investment Range
$2.0M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$6.0M
Investments On Record
17
Current Fund Size
$35M

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), Brian Keil (Alumni Ventures ), Peter Bordes (Trajectory 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 (TSVC Capital), Sue Xu, Eric Bielke
etalytics
Series AOct 2025$9M
$9M
Upscale
SeedMay 2025$6M
$6M
Fastino
Pre SeedNov 2024$7M
$25M
Co-investors: George Mathew (Insight Partners), Dejana Dua
Armada
Series UnknownJul 2024$40M
$240M
Co-investors: Viviana Faga (Felicis Ventures), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), James Currier (NFX), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Mislav Tolusic (Marlinspike), Larry Chu (Stealth Company (Omid E. Izadjou)), Kerem Ozmen (8090 Industries), Eric Futoran, Ron Pragides
Volley
Series CJul 2024$55M
$110M
Co-investors: Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Venture Partners), James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures), Michael Madden (Alumni Ventures ), Esteban Sosnik (Reach Capital), Ron Rofe (Vaizra Investments)

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
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

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