# Michael Heller

> Michael Heller is a seed investor at Talent Resources backing Food and Beverage and SaaS. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Talent Resources](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talent-resources)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miheller/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mikehellertr
- Website: https://x.com/mikehellertr

Michael Heller is a seed investor at Talent Resources in New York focused on Food and Beverage and SaaS. Michael Heller - CEO and Founder @ Talent Resources

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Fashion | 1 | 13% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 13% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Sweden | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Serve AI | Genetica provides exact product suggestions, guaranteeing that clients obtain the best product for their wants, biochemistry, and current in-store availability. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Serve AI | Genetica provides exact product suggestions, guaranteeing that clients obtain the best product for their wants, biochemistry, and current in-store availability. | $500K | Seed | May 24, 2023 |  |
| Dream Pops | Dream Pops manufactures and markets plant-based frozen desserts formulated with coconut milk, coconut sugar, fruits and herbs. Inspired by Colombian paletas, varieties include mixed berry, chocolate with lion’s mane mushroom, vanilla matcha, coconut latte, and mango rosemary. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Blisser | Personal video messages from the best talent in the world. Blisser is a consciously driven entertainment platform featuring change makers who share quality experiences with users that collectively creates a better world.An exclusive community connecting users on a more personal level with the most prestigious talent and impactful world leadersunited for the greater good. | $913K | Angel | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Blisser | Personal video messages from the best talent in the world. Blisser is a consciously driven entertainment platform featuring change makers who share quality experiences with users that collectively creates a better world.An exclusive community connecting users on a more personal level with the most prestigious talent and impactful world leadersunited for the greater good. | $1M | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| SockSoho | Building the future of fashion |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| Ohza | Ohza is a premium, ready-to-drink mimosa that uses quality sparkling wine and juice liked you'd use making your own, but now it's lighter and less sugary |  | Seed | May 15, 2020 |  |
| Ohza | Ohza is a premium, ready-to-drink mimosa that uses quality sparkling wine and juice liked you'd use making your own, but now it's lighter and less sugary |  |  | May 15, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Evolution VC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-corporate-advisors-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Talent Resources Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talent-resources-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aeventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caladan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphalab-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Basement Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basement-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cathexis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathexis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Talent Resources

VC Fund · New York, United States

Talent Resources is a social media marketing agency that specializes in connecting brands with top-tier celebrities and influencers.

2 contacts available at Talent Resources.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Heller | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-heller-68d0 |
| Matthew Kirschner | Partner and Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-kirschner |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Heller invest in?

Michael Heller invests primarily in Food and Beverage, SaaS and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 8 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 Michael Heller's check size?

Michael Heller typically joins rounds of $500k–$2.5M 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 Michael Heller participates in.

### When did Michael Heller last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Heller closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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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