# Mike Fischer

> Mike Fischer is a seed investor at University of Southern California backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Southern California](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-southern-california)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrymichaelfischer
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gamegoglobal

Mike Fischer is a seed investor at University of Southern California in Los Angeles focused on Software and Virtual Reality. Mike Fischer is the Professor, Interactive Media at the University of Southern California. He attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$6M |
| Pre-Seed | $255k–$800k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Virtual Reality | 2 | 29% |
| eSports | 1 | 14% |
| Concerts | 1 | 14% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diveplane | Diveplane Corporation is a groundbreaking technology startup dedicated to keeping the humanity in AI. Their first project is an Understandable AI decision system. They believe in Responsible AI, meaning machines ought to preserve, amplify, and empower the best intentions of humanity both in how they function technically, and how they are applied tosolve problems – unlike uninterpretable black box systems that make life-altering decisions in an instant, but can’t explain why.Their proprietary and patented AI platform is faster than current off-the-shelf solutions and can train on significantly less data, while also addressing the technical shortcomings and societal concerns that have kept many from trusting and adopting AI. | $6M | Seed | Oct 16, 2018 |  |
| Howso | The company's mission focuses on establishing trustworthy AI as the global standard by redesigning it from the ground up, ensuring transparency and human comprehensibility in every aspect.Howso is an AI-driven platform designed to assist enterprises in preparing and analyzing data for AI use cases. This is achieved through the UnderstandableAI® Platform—a data-centric AI solution offering a clear alternative to traditional neural networks.Howso (formerly “Diveplane”) was co-founded by Dr. Mike Capps, Dr. Chris Hazard, and Mike Resnick in 2017. In September 2023, the company rebranded to Howso, alongside the release of our open source project. |  | Seed | Oct 16, 2018 |  |
| Network Next | Making the internet better for games | $800K | Pre-Seed | Feb 26, 2018 |  |
| Network Next | Making the internet better for games | $255K | Pre-Seed | Sep 05, 2017 |  |
| Wave | Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment. Wave’s technology enables musicians to create lifelike avatars of themselves that can “perform” their music on a virtual stage. Most of these virtual shows take place either on the company’s YouTube channel, butWave’s apps let users tune in on gaming consoles, phones or even the Oculus Rift VR headset. While watching a Wave, viewers can log in to comment in a chat function and give live feedback to the avatar performers. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 05, 2016 |  |
| Gamesight | Gamesight is the marketing platform for PC & console games. Gamesight empowers publishers to build strong communities, engage the right influencers, and effectively measure marketing performance. | $4.3M | Seed | Dec 22, 2015 |  |
| Matcherino | Matcherino is a technology company that builds software that enables game publishers and tournament organizers to run successful Esports tournaments. The Matcherino platform includes tools to increase tournament prize pools including the ability for fans to buy custom game content (DLC, merchandise) as well as support for click through sponsorcampaigns (eg., like Coca-Cola to increase the prize pool by $1.) Matcherino also offers financial services including prize pool escrow services and the transparent, documented and tax compliant distribution of tournament prize pools after their completion. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 17, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Presence Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/presence-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bragiel Brothers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bragiel-bros) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sisu Game Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sisu-game-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wolfpack Investor Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wolfpack-investor-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About University of Southern California

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

The University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international business, USC’s diverse curricular offerings provide extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration with leading researchers in highlyadvanced learning environments.

5 contacts available at University of Southern California.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Lee | Assistant Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-lee-3238 |
| Mike Fischer | Professor, Interactive Media | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-fischer |
| Anthony Borquez | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-borquez |
| Ashutosh Nandeshwar | Assistant Vice President, Relationship Management and Data Sciences | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashutosh-nandeshwar |
| Bob Kocher | Senior Fellow, Schaeffer Center for Healthcare Policy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-kocher |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Fischer invest in?

Mike Fischer invests primarily in Software, Virtual Reality and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Mike Fischer's check size?

Mike Fischer typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$6M at Seed and $255k–$800k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mike Fischer participates in.

### When did Mike Fischer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Fischer closed in Oct 2018. 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.

### 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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