# Marc Michel

> Marc Michel is a seed investor at Runway Venture Partners (New York) backing Apps and iOS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Runway Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/runway-venture-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marc-michel/7/410/756
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/marcmichelvc

Marc Michel is a seed investor at Runway Venture Partners in New York focused on Apps and iOS. Marc has over 20 years of private equity and venture investment experience. He is the founding partner of Runway Venture Partners and was previously a co-founder of Metamorphic Ventures. Marc is the co-founder of Precyse, a large health data management company. Marc was formerly Group Head at TD Capital (USA) in New York, TD Bank's $500million private equity fund focused on the media and communications sectors. Prior to joining TD Capital, Marc was the Managing Partner of EOS Partners SBIC, a $60 million venture capital fund focused on business services, media and telecommunications. Marc began his career at Merrill Lynch Interfunding, a $1.3 billion middle market buyout fund.While leading TD Capital, Marc co-founded Precyse Solutions, a leading health information management company still operating and growing today. Marc's passion is helping entrepreneurs build their businesses from start-up to ramp to exit. He has helped management teams build their executive teams, develop their operational and corporate strategy and assisted them with executing financings of every type. Marc has been involved in many successful companies including Coinstar, Mountain Union Telecom, CADIS Software, FrontierVision, Open Development Software, Precyse Solutions, Telemundo, Robb Report, Reiman Publishing, Alaska Native Wireless, Tritel PCS, Triton PCS, Wireless One, Brooks Fiber, Bresnan Cable, and Peapod.Marc graduated with a BA degree from Emory University in 1983 and a MBA from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987.Read more: http://metamorphic.vc/metamorphic-ventures-nyc/team#ixzz1JJsEbm3Z

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Email | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June.ai | June.ai operates as a communication hub that replaces email. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in New York, New York. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2018 |  |
| MarketMuse | MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 12, 2018 |  |
| SidelineSwap | SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 21, 2016 |  |
| Switch | Switch is a smart, addictively simple job hunting app that is reinventing the way you browse and find your next job. Powered by intelligent machine-learning algorithms, Switch recommends the best opportunities for your specific profile and interests, daily. On Switch, you can connect directly with hiring managers in real-time, without missing abeat. Switch is discreet, easy-to-use, and the most effective job discovery app on the market. Thousands of job seekers already use Switch's iOS app to get hired by world-leading companies like Walmart, Staples, Accenture, Nationwide, Facebook, Dropbox, eBay, Amazon, and more. Download the app and import your professional profile in seconds. Receive daily recommendations of jobs. Swipe right to like a job and apply immediately. Connect and interact with employers and hiring managers via in-app chat. Your personal information and email address always stay private and are not shared with recruiters. Learn more... http://switchapp.com/ http://switchapp.com/download http://switchapp.com/employers/ | $2.4M | Seed | Dec 10, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alpine Meridian](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpine-meridian) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colle Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colle-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fullstack Sports Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fullstack-sports-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Teamworthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haystack-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Runway Venture Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

New York City-based early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in post product-market fit software-enabled businesses.

2 contacts available at Runway Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Garcia | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-garcia-dfab |
| Marc Michel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-michel |

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## FAQ

### What does Marc Michel invest in?

Marc Michel invests primarily in Apps, iOS and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Marc Michel's check size?

Marc Michel typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$3.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Marc Michel participates in.

### When did Marc Michel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marc Michel closed in Oct 2018. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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