Michael Gruen
Founder and General Partner @ Animal Capital
Greater Los Angeles Area, United States
Michael Gruen is a seed investor at Animal Capital in Greater Los Angeles Area focused on Music and FinTech. Michael Gruen is the Chief Executive Officer of Elysium Innovations. He previously worked at DominateX as a Chief Strategy Officer. Michael Gruen attended Touro University.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Michael Gruen invests in
Stages Michael Gruen invests in
Countries Michael Gruen invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Music 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
- Marketplace 1 (33%)
Investments
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| Pearpop is the marketplace for social collaborations between the teeming hordes of musicians, craftspeople, chefs, clowns, diarists, dancers, artists, actors, acrobats, aspiring celebrities, and actual celebrities. | $6M / Seed / Apr 15, 2021 | ||
| Lendtable is a financial services company that specializes in providing income-constrained individuals with wealth-building cash advances. The company also specializes in the fields of fintech, tech, investing, and wealth and it gives people cash advances to build their wealth. It was founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $3M / Seed / Oct 01, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Animal Capital
Animal Capital is a venture firm driving growth by leveraging proprietary marketing channels and increasing consumer awareness. The firm will focus on consumer and financial technology, health and wellness, and media.
Animal Capital Contacts
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Griffin Johnson
Advisor
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Dylann Berger Katz
Partner
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Marshall Sandman
Managing Partner
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Michael Gruen
Founder and General Partner
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Noah Beck
Advisor
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What does Michael Gruen invest in?
Michael Gruen invests primarily in Music, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Michael Gruen last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Gruen closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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