Michael Staton
Partner @ Learn Capital
San Francisco, United States
Michael Staton is a seed investor at Learn Capital in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Genetics. Michael Staton is the Co-Founder and CEO at CoLearn. Michael previously worked at Osmosis.org from Elsevier as a Seed Investor. He attended Clark University.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Staton invests in
Stages Michael Staton invests in
Countries Michael Staton invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (43%)
- Genetics 2 (29%)
- Education 2 (29%)
- Biotechnology 2 (29%)
- Nanotechnology 2 (29%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (57%)
- Angel 3 (43%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| TrustedRouter develops an independent API router and intelligent architecture that protects privacy through an attested gateway. | $1.3M / Seed / Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| Enki builds AI products for the workforce development and upskilling industry. Offers a dynamic and adaptive educational experience that caters to the evolving needs of professionals seeking to enhance their technical skills. | $1.5M / Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| Nana is a vertically integrated student-to-operator trade skills school, today focused on Appliance Repair. We work with some of the 35 million people who will lose their jobs by 2030 to tech automation, teaching them trade skills, building their experience through our mentorship program, and connecting them to good jobs on our marketplace. Byperfecting this pipeline and teaching life skills to a new generation of tradespeople, we are accelerating the retooling of America’s workforce and creating millions of economic opportunities. | $6M / Seed / Nov 12, 2020 | ||
| Ligandal's mission is to create personalized gene therapies to cure disease. We are driving the discovery and delivery of a broad array of gene therapies, genetic materials, and gene-specific payloads with unprecedented precision at the cellular and sub-cellular level. Our ligand discovery engine allows for rapid design ofdiagnostically-responsive materials, capable of shuttling a variety of nucleic acid and protein payloads (including CRISPR and mRNA) to specific cell types. We are initially applying this technology to gene editing indications in hematology and immuno-oncology. | $330K / Angel / Aug 09, 2016 | ||
| Ligandal's mission is to create precision delivery platform to cure and treat disease. We are driving the discovery and delivery of a broad array of gene therapies, genetic materials, and gene-specific payloads with unprecedented precision at the cellular and sub-cellular level. Our ligand discovery engine allows for rapid design ofdiagnostically-responsive materials, capable of shuttling a variety of nucleic acid and protein payloads (including CRISPR and mRNA) to specific cell types. We are initially applying this technology to indications in hematology, immuno-oncology, and infectious disease. | $330K / Angel / Aug 09, 2016 | ||
| Apptuto is changing the way we learn, combining academic excellence with technical innovation in order to better prepare and connect students globally. Our multi platform software is redefining exam preparation and has initially launched for candidates of the Chartered Financial Analyst CFA® Program. | $500K / Angel / Oct 28, 2015 | ||
| Plethora is a manufacturing system that turns customer designs into custom parts using robotics and advanced software. The company's software works alongside CAD and CAM software to make CNC manufacturing more efficient. Plethora was established in 2012 by Jeremy Herrman and Nick Pinkston and it is headquartered in San Francisco, California,. | $1.6M / Seed / Oct 13, 2013 |
Co-Investors
Kauffman Fellows
2 deals together
500 Global
1 deal together
Autodesk
1 deal together
Burst Capital
1 deal together
Delta Partners Capital Limited
1 deal together
Digital Leaders Ventures
1 deal together
About Learn Capital
Learn Capital was founded in 2009 as the first venture capital firm dedicated to education and human capital development. Over the past 15 years, Learn Capital has raised $1B+ in AUM, backed 10 unicorns, and produced three IPOs and 27 M&A exits. With 176 portfolio companies across five funds, Learn Capital continues to drive innovation ineducation and workforce development.
Learn Capital Contacts
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Brook Bisrat
Partner
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Greg Mauro
Founder and Managing Partner
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Michael Staton
Partner
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Nathaniel Whittemore
Venture Partner
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Paul Strange
COO & General Counsel
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What does Michael Staton invest in?
Michael Staton invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Genetics and Education startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 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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The most recent investment recorded for Michael Staton closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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