Michael Leeman
Angel Investor
San Diego, United States
Michael Leeman is a angel investor in San Diego focused on Apps and Software. Michael is the San Diego based Senior VP Business Development for Cognician, a self coaching and behavior change platform based in San Francisco. He is also a shareholder and director. Michael also has array of investments in and advisory roles with a number of other start ups, including Gyft, Yola, ChessCube and Skyrove.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Leeman invests in
Stages Michael Leeman invests in
Countries Michael Leeman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $550k–$2.5M
- Angel
- $125k–$590k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 2 (33%)
- Software 2 (33%)
- Publishing 2 (33%)
- Events 1 (17%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
Stage
- Angel 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 2 (33%)
- South Africa 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Swiftly develops enterprise software that helps transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. The platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. | $2.5M / Seed / May 03, 2017 | ||
| Swiftly develops enterprise software that helps transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. The platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. | $550K / Seed / Jul 01, 2014 | ||
| Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users. | $565K / Angel / Aug 01, 2011 | ||
| Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users. | $590K / Angel / Aug 01, 2010 | ||
| Personera is a technology company focused on the development of Facebook applications and personalized products. Personera's unique platform allows brands to offer their communities a variety of branded print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with their socialnetwork content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. Products include calendars, photobooks, cards, and posters, and are available in professional print versions or digital downloads. All of their products include shared content between the brand and the individual consumer, creating a one of a kind keepsake or merchandise piece for every customer. Implementing Personera on websites or Facebook fan pages (or both) is easy. All it requires is installation of an app by adding a new tab to a fan page or embedding a line of code onto a website. Personera handles payments, printing and delivery via their global network.Personera's business model works on a per-sale revenue share basis, so there are zero setup fees for clients. They have a global network of commercial print partners that manage physical production and delivery of the products, ensuring high quality, fast and reliable service worldwide. Personera makes it easy for brands to monetize their Facebook page while engaging their fans with personalized product offerings. The Personera personalized products platform has been used by a variety of brands including leading magazines, musicians, celebrities and consumer focused companies. | $125K / Angel / Feb 01, 2009 | ||
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FAQ
What does Michael Leeman invest in?
Michael Leeman invests primarily in Apps, Software and Publishing startups, most often at Angel and Seed 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.
What round sizes does Michael Leeman invest in?
Michael Leeman typically joins rounds of $550k–$2.5M at Seed and $125k–$590k at Angel. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Michael Leeman's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Michael Leeman took part in.
How do I contact Michael Leeman?
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When did Michael Leeman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Leeman closed in May 2017. 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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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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