# Mike Baukes

> Mike Baukes is a seed investor backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebaukes
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mikebaukes
- Website: http://www.scriptrock.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/michael.baukes

Mike Baukes is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of UpGuard, Mike has held senior leadership roles in Enterprise strategy, architecture and solution design for major corporates including Lloyds, E*Trade and CBA all at a young age. His knowledge of technology is exceptional as is his ability to realize opportunities and execute on his vision.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bugster | Bugster tests software products automatically, catching bugs before users do and generates end-to-end tests on web products 80% faster, safely and without the need to expand your development team. | $224.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2024 | https://www.bugster.app/ |
| Spaceship | Spaceship was founded in 2016 with a single mission: to enable you to invest in your future, so you can live the life you want to live.We got our start in 2017 with Spaceship Super, a super fund investing where the world is going. In 2018, we launched Spaceship Voyager, which makes investing easy for everyone.Since launch, we have grown to morethan 100,000 financial members and surpassed $500 million in funds under management – but we’re just getting started. | $1M | Seed | Sep 14, 2016 | https://www.spaceship.com.au/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aussie Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aussie-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galileo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galileo-ventures-291b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saniel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saniel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Startive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startive-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Baukes invest in?

Mike Baukes invests primarily in FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Mike Baukes?

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### When did Mike Baukes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Baukes closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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