# Mike Shoemaker > Mike Shoemaker is a seed investor at Vayda backing Software, Wellness and Freelance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Vayda](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vayda) - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Sep 2022 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjshoemaker/ Mike Shoemaker is a seed investor at Vayda focused on Software and Wellness. Michael Shoemaker is the Chief Executive Officer at Vayda. Michael attended INSEAD and St. Olaf College. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $6M–$16M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Wellness | 1 | 25% | | Freelance | 1 | 25% | | Recruiting | 1 | 25% | | Communities | 1 | 25% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mexico | 1 | 25% | | United States | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Heru | Heru builds the community of gig-economy workers and has a suite of services that help improve their way of life and general well-being. The company's mission is to improve the conditions of independent workers by building, through technology, services, and benefits according to their needs and lifestyle.Heru was founded in 2019 by MateoJaramillo and Stiven Rodriguez Sanchez and is headquartered in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. | $6M | Seed | Sep 19, 2022 | | | Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $16M | Seed | Apr 12, 2021 | | | Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $16M | Pre-Seed | Apr 12, 2021 | | | Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $7M | Seed | Oct 31, 2020 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Simma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simma-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Emma Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [MatterScale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matterscale-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Salkantay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salkantay-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Beta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beta-ventures-ac24) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Flourish Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flourish-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Vayda VC Fund 1 contacts available at Vayda. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Mike Shoemaker | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-shoemaker | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [Canary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canary-5) — VC Fund - [DOMO.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domo-invest) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Social Network Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/social-network-angel-investors) - [Recruiting Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-angel-investors) - [Recruiting Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-angel-investors-united-states) - [Wellness Investors in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-investors-latam) - [Wellness Angel Investors in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-angel-investors-latam) - [Health Care Investors in Mexico](https://shizune.co/investors/health-care-investors-mexico) ## FAQ ### What does Mike Shoemaker invest in? Mike Shoemaker invests primarily in Software, Wellness and Freelance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Mike Shoemaker's check size? Mike Shoemaker typically joins rounds of $6M–$16M at 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 Shoemaker participates in. ### When did Mike Shoemaker last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Mike Shoemaker closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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? 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