Michael Blend - CEO & Co-Founder @ System1

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Primary Job Title CEO & Co-Founder
Primary Organization
System1

Location Santa Monica, California, United States
Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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I have been starting/growing technology companies since I downloaded Mosaic in 1993. A couple of these companies have reached $1B+ valuations & a few have been acquired. I have been fortunate to have worked with some fantastic teams who have developed super-innovative hardware, software & internet products. Actively invest in startups

and prefer to be one of the first investors & take an active advisory role.

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Michael Blend

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - FlyCoin

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FlyCoin

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	FlyCoin	—	Seed Round - FlyCoin	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Duffl	—	Seed Round - Duffl	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Scopely	No	Seed Round - Scopely	obfuscated obfuscation

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Michael Blend

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exit -

Scopely

Michael Blend

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Scopely

and

Duffl

Scopely Scopely is an entertainment and video game company that creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games.
Duffl We deliver groceries to college communities in 10 minutes.

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Michael Blend

is the

CEO & Co-Founder

System1

. Additionally,

Michael Blend

has had

past jobs including

President & COO

Leaf Group

System1 CEO & Co-FounderSep 2013

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Leaf Group	President & COO	Aug 1, 2006	Jan 5, 2013
Hotkeys	CEO/Founder	2002	Aug 1, 2006
Jawbone	VP, Corporate Development	2001	Mar 1, 2003
Wedding Channel	VP, Corporate Development	1999	2001

Board and Advisor Roles

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Michael Blend

holds

board and advisor roles including

Investor

Stop, Breathe & Think

Investor

My Code

, and

Investor

Render Media

Stop, Breathe & Think Investor2016
My Code Investor2016
Render Media Investor2011
Boardroom Insiders Investor
State.it Investor
JDI Backup Limited Investor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
RSS Graffiti	Investor	2009	—

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