# Michael Moritz

> Michael Moritz is a Series B investor at Crankstart Foundation backing Software and Internet. See 103 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Crankstart Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crankstart-foundation)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 103
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoritz
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Moritz/143863075629746?fref=ts

Michael Moritz is a Series B investor at Crankstart Foundation in Menlo Park focused on Software and Internet. Michael Moritz is Chairman & Partner of Sequoia Capital where he has worked since 1986. He has always had an eclectic set of investment interests and today represents Sequoia's interests in Klarna, Green Do, and Stripe, LinkedIn the world's professional nework, Instacart, PopSugar, the entertainment and fashion site for women24-7-customer an outsourcing customer service company and The Melt a grilled cheese restaurant chain.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.8M–$38M |
| Series B | $4.8M–$52M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 9% |
| Internet | 8 | 8% |
| FinTech | 5 | 5% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 5% |
| Consumer | 4 | 4% |

102 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 18 | 17% |
| Series A | 17 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 17 | 17% |
| Series C | 11 | 11% |
| Series D | 9 | 9% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 34% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 4% |
| Israel | 2 | 2% |
| Turkey | 2 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sola Security | Sola Security | $35M | Series A | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Professional Triathletes Organisation | Professional Triathletes Organisation is a nonprofit company that organizes events of the triathlon sport. | $40M | Series C | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Strava | Strava is an online network where runners and cyclists can record their activities, compare performance, and compete with their community.Founded in 2009, millions of athletes have joined Strava for the competition and camaraderie found in tracking and sharing their fitness activities. The company’s free mobile apps and website help membersdiscover and plan workouts, record and share activities, and analyze and compare performance. Strava’s ability to connect athletes around the world makes fitness a more social experience, providing extra motivation even when training alone. |  |  | May 22, 2025 |  |
| Sola Security | Sola Security | $30M | Seed | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Boom Supersonic | Boom Supersonic is a commercial airplane manufacturer that builds a 65- to 88-seat supersonic airliner.Boom Technology is making supersonic passenger travel into reality by making a supersonic airliner. Boom was founded on the philosophy that they need to overcome the challenges to supersonic passenger flight, not surrender to them. They'remaking a supersonic aircraft affordable for business travel. Their ultimate goal is a routine supersonic flight for everyone.Boom Supersonic is redefining what it means to fly in a commercial aircraft by building Overture, its Mach-2.2. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. | $100M | Series A | Dec 16, 2024 |  |
| Sola Security | Sola Security | $28M | Seed | Jul 08, 2024 |  |
| Formation Bio | TrialSpark is a technology-driven pharma company that runs end-to-end clinical trials, focused on bringing new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently. TrialSpark has built a technology platform that optimizes all aspects of a clinical trial, enabling more efficient trial design, faster trial completion, and higher trial data quality.TrialSpark in-licenses and co-develops drug programs through in-house development, joint ventures, and NewCos. | $372M | Series D | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Getir | Getir combines urban logistics and mobile technology to provide instant delivery of goods in urban areas. Its application enables its users to order a range of products and pay for them through their credit cards. Once purchased, the goods will be delivered to its users. The application features live tracking, which enables its users to track thelocation of their orders.Getir was launched in 2015 by Nazim Salur, Serkan Borancili, Tuncay Tutek, Dogan Dalyan, and Mert Salur and is based in Istanbul. |  |  | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Watershed | Watershed is a software platform for running a world-class climate program. Start reducing your carbon footprint in weeks, not years. | $100M | Series C | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Getir | Getir is a technology company that provides on-demand delivery services. |  |  | Sep 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 103 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Thrive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thrive-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [G Squared](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-squared-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Crankstart Foundation

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Crankstart Foundation is a private foundation that supports vulnerable individuals and organizations. It is an investment vehicle for Michael Moritz in establishing a platform for professional triathletes to begin to realize their goal of athlete self-determination. It has both an investment and a charitable arm. The financing for the PTO comesfrom Crankstart Investments. Crankstart’s charitable foundation which Michael runs with his wife, Harriet Heyman, provides support to a variety of organizations helping people have a shot at a better tomorrow.It was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

1 contacts available at Crankstart Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Moritz | Co-Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-moritz |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Moritz invest in?

Michael Moritz invests primarily in Software, Internet and FinTech startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 103 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 Moritz's check size?

Michael Moritz typically joins rounds of $3.8M–$38M at Series A and $4.8M–$52M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Moritz participates in.

### When did Michael Moritz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Moritz closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 103 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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