# Michael Kim

> Michael Kim is a Series A investor at Rustic Canyon Partners backing GPS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rustic Canyon Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rustic-canyon-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2013
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-kim-cendana-capital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mkrocks
- Website: http://about.me/michael.kim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MKRocks

Michael Kim is a Series A investor at Rustic Canyon Partners in San Francisco focused on GPS and RFID. Michael Kim is the Founder of Cendana Capital, a next generation fund-of-funds investing in private equity. Michael is a member of the LP Advisory Boards of Accelerator Ventures, Bowery Capital, Engineering Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle Capital, IA Ventures, K9 Ventures, Lerer Ventures, MHS Capital, PivotNorth Capitaland SoftTechVC. Prior to the founding of Cendana Capital, Michael was one of the original partners of Rustic Canyon Partners, a venture capital firm with approximately $1 billion under management.In March 2004, Michael was appointed by the Mayor of San Francisco to a 5 year term as a Trustee of the San Francisco Employee Retirement System, a $15 billion pension fund, and served as the President of the board and the Chairman of the Investment Committee.Formerly an investment banker, Michael was with Morgan Stanley's Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group in Menlo Park. Michael was directly involved with 27 announced transactions worth over $77 billion for such clients as Hewlett-Packard, Ciena, Seagate, Bay Networks, Netscape and Texas Instruments. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Michael was an associate at The Chase Manhattan Bank in NYC and also worked at IBM. He is an honors graduate of Cornell University, where he presently serves on the Cornell Council, has an MS from the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Michael formerly served on the boards of Lead21, an organization that enables entrepreneurs to advocate free market public policy, and the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based think tank that champions freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free market policy solutions. He is a Trustee of the Asian Art Museum Foundation, where he is a member of the Investment Committee, and the former Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Symphonix League of the San Francisco Symphony.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 17% |
| RFID | 1 | 17% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |
| Social | 1 | 17% |
| Big Data | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 50% |
| Series B | 3 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silicon Valley Data Science | Silicon Valley Data Science is a big data and data science consulting company that specializes in agile and business-focused solutions.They work to drive people business forward through smart use of data: to create new capabilities, identify critical insights, and solve tough problems. Ready to meet difficult and large-scale data challenges,They're a consulting and engineering team with a difference. Their distinctive approach blends Silicon Valley's pioneering data technology with the best in agile development methodology. | $3.1M | Series A | Aug 30, 2013 | http://www.svds.com |
| InSync Software | InSync's software powers the world’s leading RFID, GPS, and sensor-driven asset tracking applications. It helps the enterprises re-imagine applications by leveraging RFID, GPS, condition sensors, cloud computing, and line-of-business processes to address these challenges across diverse industries. It provides a rich set of application buildingblocks and solution templates ideal for asset-intensive industries across multiple industry verticals including Oil and Gas/Chemicals, Construction, Hi-Tech, Aerospace, and Defense.InSync has been acquired by ORBCOMM. | $4.7M | Series B | Oct 20, 2009 | http://www.insyncinfo.com/ |
| TwoFish | I needed to draft you a ltilte observation just to give many thanks again over the splendid thoughts you've documented on this website. This has been simply unbelievably generous with you to grant publicly all that many people might have marketed for an electronic book to end up making some dough for their own end, notably now that you couldpossibly have tried it in the event you desired. Those tactics as well acted as the great way to fully grasp other individuals have the same zeal similar to my personal own to know the truth more regarding this issue. I'm certain there are a lot more pleasurable periods up front for individuals who look into your website. | $4.5M | Series B | Oct 10, 2008 | http://www.twofish.com |
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| InSync Software | InSync's software powers the world’s leading RFID, GPS, and sensor-driven asset tracking applications. It helps the enterprises re-imagine applications by leveraging RFID, GPS, condition sensors, cloud computing, and line-of-business processes to address these challenges across diverse industries. It provides a rich set of application buildingblocks and solution templates ideal for asset-intensive industries across multiple industry verticals including Oil and Gas/Chemicals, Construction, Hi-Tech, Aerospace, and Defense.InSync has been acquired by ORBCOMM. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 01, 2006 | http://www.insyncinfo.com/ |
| Archcom Delaware Holding | Archcom Delaware Holding is engaged in the development and manufacture of optical solutions. | $14.8M | Series B | Feb 17, 2004 | http://www.archcomtech.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crosslink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosslink-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Rustic Canyon Partners

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Rustic Canyon Partners is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs building transformational companies.The firm typically invests in Internet, digital media, energy and efficiency, consumer web, clean technology, wireless, computer storage and peripherals, security software, and outsourcing sectors.

5 contacts available at Rustic Canyon Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben T Smith | EIR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-smith-iv |
| David Travers | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-travers |
| Gabrielle Sulzberger | General Partner and Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabrielle-sulzberger |
| John Babcock | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-babcock |
| Nate Redmond | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nate-redmond |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Kim invest in?

Michael Kim invests primarily in GPS, RFID and Sensor startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Kim closed in Aug 2013. Shizune tracks 6 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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