Number of Portfolio Companies 44
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Managing Director and Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Y Combinator
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Michael Seibel is the Managing Director and Group Partner of Y Combinator. He previously worked at Socialcam as a CEO. Michael Seibel attended Yale University.
Number of Investments 47
Michael Seibel has made 47 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Superorder on Sep 15, 2023, when Superorder raised
$10M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 15, 2023
Superorder
Series A - Superorder
$10M
Dec 15, 2022
Artifact
Seed Round - Artifact
$5M
Nov 4, 2022
Emerge Career
Seed Round - Emerge Career
$3.2M
Oct 3, 2022
Golden
Series B - Golden
$40M
Sep 19, 2022
Motion
Series A - Motion
$13M
Sep 19, 2022
GiveCampus
Private Equity Round - GiveCampus
$50M
Sep 14, 2022
Fazz
Series C - Fazz
$75M
Aug 2, 2022
Arena
Series A - Arena
$32M
Mar 8, 2022
Jupiter
Seed Round - Jupiter
$5.3M
Mar 1, 2022
Dripos
Seed Round - Dripos
$5M
Number of Partner Investments 37
Number of Exits 
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Michael Seibel has exits. Their most notable exits are WaystoCapSeed, and ScopeAI.
  • WaystoCap WaystoCap is a B2B marketplace where businesses in Africa can buy and sell products.
  • Seed Seed is a mobile banking service designed for freelancers, startups, and small businesses.
  • ScopeAI ScopeAI automatically extracts actionable insights from customer conversations using AI.
  • Peerwell PeerWell covers the full continuum of musculoskeletal care — from pain & prevention through to complex surgery & recovery.
  • Paystack Paystack lets businesses accept payments via credit card, debit card, money transfer and mobile money on their websites or mobile apps.
  • Kimono Labs Kimono Labs is an online platform that allows its users to convert their websites into APIs.
  • Cruise Cruise builds self-driving vehicles that safely connect people to places, things, and experiences they care about.
  • Bluesmart Bluesmart develops Internet connected travel products that include physical products combined with software.
  • Bluecrew Bluecrew is Your On-Demand Staffing Solution
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 4
Michael Seibel has 2 current jobs as Managing Director and Partner at Y Combinator and Co-Founder at Twitch. Additionally, Michael Seibel has had 4 past jobs including GM, Socialcam at Autodesk.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Autodesk
GM, SocialcamAug 1, 2012May 2014
Justin.TV
CEOOct 2006Oct 2011
Socialcam
CEOOct 2011
NewMe Accelerator
Speaker
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Fiix
Advisor
Michael Seibel studied at Yale University.
Number of News Articles 214
Funding RoundSep 15, 2023
Superorder raised $10,000,000 / Series A from BBQ Capital and 7 other investors
Funding RoundDec 15, 2022
Artifact raised $5,000,000 / Seed from Atento Capital and 6 other investors
Funding RoundNov 4, 2022
Emerge Career raised $3,200,000 / Seed from Lenny Rachitsky and 6 other investors
Funding RoundOct 3, 2022
Funding RoundSep 19, 2022
NewsSep 19, 2022
Funding RoundSep 19, 2022
Motion raised $13,000,000 / Series A from 468 Capital and 6 other investors
Funding RoundSep 14, 2022
Fazz raised $75,000,000 / Series C from B Capital and 8 other investors
Funding RoundAug 2, 2022
Arena raised $32,000,000 / Series A from Arpan Punyani and 18 other investors
Funding RoundMar 8, 2022
Jupiter raised $5,300,000 / Seed from Anand Chandrasekaran and 13 other investors