Michael Pinto

Venture Investor

2024 - Current

Investor at a Crypto Venture Firm. Allocating capital to Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A companies that are pioneering the next generation of applications and infrastructure on high-throughput blockchain rails.

Senior Associate, Venture Capital, Crypto (FoF)

2020 - 2024

Investor at a $4.5b fund of funds, primarily allocating from three distinct pools of capital including a $425m generalist venture fund, $500m venture/private equity SMAs, crypto focused venture fund, and monitoring legacy assets $3.5b+. Led or Co-Led investments of $123m across twelve top-tier oversubscribed early-stage venture funds and six competitive direct investments. Assisted quantitively (modeling) and qualitatively (diligence, references) in the allocation of an additional $343m across twenty-five funds and three directs. Co-Led the investor relations efforts of the firm from 2023-2024, monitoring the IVZ inbox, providing quarterly statements, coordinating between various parties for specific requests, and adhering to side-letter agreements.

Private Capital Strategist

2020 - 2020

I am excited to join Invesco's Private Capital Team, which is currently investing in the most innovative, category-defining, emergent ideas, and companies. Areas of investment include, early-stage venture capital asset class, through funds and direct co-investments.

External Ecosystem Analyst

2019 - 2020

Assessment and analysis of the changing world in which an enterprise operates, in order to have an 'early warning system' for identifying potential threats and opportunities. Researching and building relationships with next-gen startups for future growth opportunities.

Invesco Technology Associate

2019 - 2019

I am excited to announce that I have accepted a position at Invesco, where I will be working in their ITAP Rotational Program. I am humbled at the opportunity to be able to start my career in asset management with one of the world's most reputable investment firms.

Angel Investor & Venture Partner

2017 - 2019

• Invested, grew, and oversaw the development of several lower market companies with revenue between $1-$5 million. • Responsible for the repositioning of our clients through a unique business development program, taking them from stagnation to rapid growth acceleration in a few months. • Working with identified clients in a variety of capacities including business analysis, consulting, web development, graphic design, targeted sales campaigns, overall strategy and outlook.

SGA Treasurer

2018 - 2019

• Maintaining budgets for the student government. • Allocation of funds. • Weekly voting on student proposed bills.

Global Equity Investment Intern

2018 - 2018

• Direct Analyst Intern to the Equity CIO of Federated Investors • Assembled, analyzed and made a ‘buy’ recommendation on a security for the International Equity Division resulting in the addition of stock to actively managed portfolio. • Deep data research on market-implied pricing of Federated’s high-tracking-error cyclical holdings; concluded with the current business cycle position of these holdings based on current market valuations, resulting in a reallocation of assets. • Sourced and analyzed historical demographic data with a focus on generational budget allocation by millennials; including a breakdown of a typical millennial’s budget, which, was presented to senior portfolio managers in order to propose real-time investment opportunities. • Navigated and co-created a political analysis model for the 2018 mid-term election in conjunction with the Asset Allocation Team; conclusions included possible scenarios for each district.

Marketing Coordinator

2017 - 2018

Creation and maintenance of company websites and marketing materials, leading innovative marketing campaigns, and development of solutions to increase clients’ online access to policy information.

Manager, Member / Co-Founder

2016 - 2018

• Home Court Advantage is a basketball court painting company that specializes in the striping of home, public and private basketball courts; Client base: 120, of which 65 were acquired within the last summer. • Margin has grown from 21% to 33% in the period of one year. • Established the LLC, created all SOPs, filed and obtained a brand trademark. • Designed and developed a unique painting template that has slashed job time by over 50%. • Established arrangements with subcontractors of major national sports corporations for installation of home basketball units.

Audio Visual Technician

2016 - 2018

• Creating and designing flyers and banners using Photoshop, averaging four university events each week • Add content to daily newsletter bulletin emailed daily to student body and staff • Set images for video advertisement displays and update images based on event calendar

Intern

2015 - 2015

Brand Development, Social Media Marketing, New company incubation, Data analysis for expansion into international markets. -Data analysis and research for targeted markets -Researched towns and markets where our audience outreach would be greatest to facilitate consumer advocacy Found manufacturers and distributors for web integration to connect our database with printers -Collected data profiles on target markets to increase sales

Customer Service

2014 - 2014