Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $750K
2+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Fund designed to back companies at the intersection of entertainment, social interaction, and monetization with a specific focus on empowering creators and media platforms.
How MakerMist Ventures invests
MakerMist Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.
MakerMist Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$750K per investment.
MakerMist Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including StageTen, Neverthink.
Meet the Team
Michal Stala
Managing Partner
Has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunication business. Co-founded Mistbase, which was acquired by ARM 18 months after launch. Continued at ARM as Director in the Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) group. Previously worked at Sony Ericsson in embedded software development, Ericsson Research with LTE research, and Ericsson/ST-Ericsson with wireless modem ASIC development. Holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University.
Founded his first embedded software company in 2013 and later co-founded Mistbase in 2015, which was acquired by ARM after 18 months. At ARM, served as Director in the wireless business unit, later moved to the machine learning group, and currently serves as machine learning and embedded software Tech Lead. Has 20 years of industry experience from Sony Ericsson, Sony Mobile, and ARM. Holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University.
James Hwang
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
StageTen
Neverthink
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michal Stala, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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