MS

Mike Shirazi

Family Office & Venture

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Mike Shirazi is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur, currently serving as the Founding General Partner at PURSUIT VENTURES in Menlo Park, California. With a background in software development and strategic planning, he has successfully led cross-functional teams, invested in notable companies like OpenAI and Epic Games, and played key advisory roles at Berkeley SkyDeck. Shirazi's career highlights include founding CATWALK APP as Founder & CTO and being a Founding Member & Sr. Executive at TDK InvenSense, showcasing his expertise in product development, investments, and software project management.

Work Experience 

  • Founding General Partner

    2022 - Current

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2018

    Private Family Office

  • Investor

    2023

XAI is an AI company that develops a platform to accelerate human scientific discovery.

Raised $12,384,679,312.00 from Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Qatar Investment Authority and CoreNest Capital.

  • Investor

    2022

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.

Raised $21,900,120,000.00 from Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, HSBC and Santander.

  • Investor

    2022

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that focuses on increasing the safety of large-scale AI systems.

Raised $13,740,377,627.00 from Amazon.

  • Investor

    2022

Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company that develops games and offers its game engine technology to other developers.

Raised $7,860,000,000.00 from IPOSharks, BCS Capital, E1 Ventures, Stableton Financial, Bracket Capital and Christian Edler.

  • Key Advisor, Selection Committee Member

    2017

SkyDeck Berkeley is a research university accelerator that serves as an apex startup launchpad for affiliated entrepreneurs.

  • Managing Director, Partner - Management Consulting

    2020 - 2023

    Thought leadership, Metaverse, Circular Economy, Sustainability Data centers, Hyper scalers, Oil&Gas, Product, Innovation Hub, Center of Excellence

Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.

  • Founding Member & Sr. Executive

    2005 - 2021

    NYSE IPO $2B+, Commercializing MEMS sensors, M&A

InvenSense provides motion-tracking devices for consumer electronic products such as smartphones, tablets, game controllers, and others.

Raised $38,000,000.00 from VentureTech Alliance, Partech, Qualcomm Ventures, Artiman Ventures and Sierra Ventures.

  • Founder & CTO

    2017 - 2020

Articles About Mike

Relevant Websites