# Michael Sokolov

> Michael Sokolov is a pre-seed investor backing SaaS and Mobile Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-sokolov-1aa559153/
- Website: https://medium.com/@myellowpants/bundle-me-harder-a1e4cc9f74a2

Michael Sokolov is a pre-seed investor focused on SaaS and Mobile Apps. I develop, scale and invest in fin tech, SaaS, ecom and creator economy

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $300k–$825k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Events | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| nGrow.ai | nGrow is a no SDK solution for push notification marketing. nGrow is offering no code integration to Google Firebase, Amplitude and other analytical platforms With nGrow AI tool, customers see up to 30% incremental Revenue growth helping follow iOS15+ and Android push notification policies. The company was founded by a Marketing Director and a Techco-founder, with 8+ years of experience in connecting AI and marketing across 40+ apps. We launched nGrow in November 2021, and now it delivers 150M notifications daily. We’re backed by Y Combinator and ex-Dropbox and ex-Google investors. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Jul 12, 2021 | https://www.ngrow.ai/ |
| Maroo | Maroo is a payment platform tailored for the wedding and events industry, allowing businesses to manage payments with no processing fees. It supports payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and payments to freelancers and suppliers. A notable feature is its zero fee model, where fees can be passed onto clients. Trusted by over 9,000businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for its community of event professionals | $825K | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2021 | https://www.maroo.us/ |
| Wheely | Wheely is a luxury ride-hailing service, allowing customers to book chauffeur-driven journeys both on-demand and pre-booked through an app in London, Moscow and Paris. Wheely was founded in 2010 by Swiss/Russian CEO and entrepreneur Anton Chirkunov and is headquartered in London, UK. | $15M | Series B | Apr 26, 2019 | https://wheely.com/en |
| MNFST | MNFST is a digital profile company. We are on a mission to inspire creativity and democratize influencer market in the same way Airbnb and Uber democratized property and mobility markets in the last 10 years.Our main product is a lifestyle app for creating high-quality and engaging content. The creation of such content allows users to receivenon-monetary (i.e. moral) and monetary rewards when they do creative personal recommendations. At the same time, MNFST acts as a marketplace between brands and creators to make sure that the parties fulfill their obligations to each other. Nature of our business is democratization of influencer marketing so people (Gen Z in particular) can develop their profiles and get rewarded to pay for services such as Spotify, Apple+, games, Netflix, telecom bills, etc. Our lifestyle app is holding top positions in several markets.According to many surveys major part of our future generation want to be bloggers as it drives creativity, self-expression and it’s a modern job as you can master many specialities online, while social profile is often the only asset in possession of Gen Z. In the modern world, a person is both a creator and a media distribution channel at the same time. The innovation behind our marketplace means that everyone can now combine these two roles avoiding discrimination.We are also piloting a SaaS referral product with top consumer apps. | $1.4M | Seed | May 01, 2018 | http://www.mnfst.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acrobator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrobator-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AdFirst.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ad-ru) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [I2BF Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2bf-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Musha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musha-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Sokolov invest in?

Michael Sokolov invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile Apps and B2B startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Michael Sokolov's check size?

Michael Sokolov typically joins rounds of $300k–$825k 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 Michael Sokolov participates in.

### How do I contact Michael Sokolov?

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### When did Michael Sokolov last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Sokolov closed in Jul 2021. 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.

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