Michael Birch Overview
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Angel
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Active
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1
- Investments
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79
- Portfolio
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18
- Exits
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51
Michael Birch General Information
Description
Mr. Michael Birch is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at Onalytica. Mr. Birch is an Angel Investor. He was a Co-Founder of Bebo. He was an advisor at BranchOut. He was raised in North London, England, went to Imperial College, London in Central London, then worked in West London. After finally deciding that he had done London, He moved to San Francisco in 2002. He and Xochi Birch sold Bebo to AOL in March 2008 for USD 850 million. Their combined 70% stake yielded a profit of $595 million from the deal. In June 2008, Michael invested in and joined the board of MyStore.com along with Julian Lennon and Gordon Crawford. He is also an investor in Goodreads, a book-oriented social network.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- New York, NY
- United States
Michael Birch Investments (79)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Ancient Ritual | 31-Jan-2022 | Seed Round | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Generating Revenue | ||
| HolidayFox | 17-Aug-2021 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| HoneyBook | 04-May-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Whatifi | 09-Jun-2020 | Entertainment Software | Out of Business | |||
| Second Home | 10-Dec-2019 | Buildings and Property | Generating Revenue | |||
| Sonovate | 09-Sep-2019 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| HoneyBook | 21-Mar-2019 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Keyo Apartments | 01-May-2018 | Real Estate Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Pointy | 21-Sep-2017 | Early Stage VC | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | ||
| SmartUp | 14-Feb-2017 | Early Stage VC | Educational Software | Out of Business |
Michael Birch Exits (51)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| SmartUp | 23-Apr-2024 | Out of Business | |
| Airtable | 01-Jan-2024 | ||
| Whatifi | 27-Jul-2023 | ||
| MyPillow | 01-May-2023 | ||
| Onalytica | 01-May-2023 | ||
| Nebia | 27-Jan-2023 | ||
| Close (Business/Productivity Software) | 01-Dec-2022 | ||
| Thread (Clothing) | 01-Nov-2022 | ||
| Scripted | 01-Jul-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| NextLesson | 01-Dec-2021 | Merger/Acquisition |
Michael Birch Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Michael Birch Co-Investors (61)
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| Vintage Investment Partners |
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Michael Birch FAQs
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Who is Michael Birch?
Michael Birch is an angel Investor who has made 79 investments.
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What kind of investor is Michael Birch?
Michael Birch is an angel investor.
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What does Michael Birch do?
As an angel investor, Michael Birch invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Michael Birch invested in?
Michael Birch has made numerous investments in companies like Ancient Ritual, HolidayFox, and HoneyBook within the Services (B2C Non-Financial), Information Services (B2C), and Business/Productivity Software industries.
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What has Michael Birch invested in recently?
Michael Birch's latest investment was on 31-Jan-2022 in Ancient Ritual, a company within the Services (B2C Non-Financial) industry.
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