# Mike Slade

> Mike Slade is a seed investor at Colorado College (Seattle) backing E-Commerce and Apps. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Colorado College](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colorado-college)
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeyslade

Mike Slade is a seed investor at Colorado College in Seattle focused on E-Commerce and Apps. Mr. Slade has been a director of RealNetworks since November 2011.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 50% |
| Apps | 2 | 33% |
| Mobile | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wire | Wire Labs is a startup founded by ex-Amazon engineers Piragash Velummylum and Jordan Timmermann creating a mobile messaging application called “Wire.” The app, currently in a private beta release, is targeting the teen audience with photo and video messaging features and promise of real-time feedback. | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 26, 2013 |  |
| Lively | Lively is a Seattle-based music technology company and direct-to-fan mobile platform that brings artists, fans, and brands together by capturing the live performance and encouraging people to live in the moment. Lively provides high-quality audio and video recordings of live performances through an app-based interface. The Lively app is availablefor download on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, and tablet devices. Artists use Lively to easily record and upload audio of live performances for purchase by fans shortly following a show, while a professional video can be available within 24 hours. By using the Lively platform, artists create, market, and distribute their shows while creating new revenue streams. Fans are able to connect with their favorite performers in a new way, discover new performances and listen to and watch their shows on their mobile devices, computer, TV, or in the car. | $500K | Seed | Aug 15, 2013 |  |
| TreeRing | TreeRing provides services for printing personalized yearbooks that commemorate children’s school experiences. It combines the efficiency of just-in-time digital printing and the collaborative power of online social networks to create personalized printed yearbooks that commemorate each child's unique school experience. The process reduces theyearbook creation and financial burden for schools and invests in the planet's future by planting a tree for every yearbook printed. | $3.6M | Series A | Sep 25, 2012 |  |
| Lumier | Lumier develops computer technologies for improving Human-Computer Interactions (HCI), including kernel and OS development and 3D graphics. | $350K | Debt Financing | Mar 01, 2011 |  |
| Inkd.com | Inkd (formerly Pressplane) has two main products: Inkd, a true "buy & sell" community (rather like CafePress, Zazzle, Etsy and even stock image companies) wherein designers upload print creative and businesses can download and use the content as a cost effective alternative to hiring a designer, and Zapd, an app that allows users tocreate instant, themed websites straight from their iPhones. | $400K |  | Feb 01, 2011 |  |
| StubHub | StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. The company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely totickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient, and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company's FanProtect™ Guarantee. Company partners include the San Francisco Giants and University of Texas, along with over 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, complemented with companies such as ESPN, AEG, Tickets.com, and Paciolan.StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). |  | Series B | Mar 12, 2002 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Second Avenue Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-avenue-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars Seattle Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-seattle-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Three Point Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/three-point-group-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vulcan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vulcan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Colorado College

VC Fund · Colorado Springs, United States

If you’re taking four, five or even six classes in a semester, it’s hardto find time for all the papers, projects, exams and reading. With itsunique “Block Plan,” Colorado College offers a solution toover-scheduling. Each semester at CC consists of four blocks, and eachblock consists of a single course.The Block Plan allows you to focuson one subject at a time, making iteasier to complete one of Colorado College’s 40 majors. Academics at CCinclude some unique programs, such as Southwest Studies, as well aspre-professional programs in Business, Law and Allied Health.Colorado College students are heavily involved on-campus, maintainingabout 100 clubs and organizations. Community service is an important partof college life at CC, with 80% of students participating in variousservice programs.To apply to Colorado College, submit the Common Application by January15. The college sends out decisions by March 20 (earlier if you apply asEarly Decision or Early Action). An admissions interview, while notrequired, is recommended to help the admissions committee get to know youpersonally.For priority consideration for need-based financial aid, complete theFAFSA and CSS Profile by February 15.

2 contacts available at Colorado College.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Slade | Trustee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-slade |
| Van Skilling | Trustee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d--van-skilling |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Slade invest in?

Mike Slade invests primarily in E-Commerce, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mike Slade last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Slade closed in Nov 2013. Shizune tracks 6 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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