M. G. Siegler
M.G. Siegler (born November 2, 1981) is an independent investor and writer. He was a partner at Google Ventures from 2013 to 2024,[1] where he primarily focused on seed and early-stage investments.[citation needed] Early life and educationHe is originally from Ohio, and obtained his B.S. from the University of Michigan in 2004.[2] CareerAfter graduation, he moved out to Los Angeles to get a job in Hollywood, and took on tasks such as a set PA and a script reader. He then moved to San Diego, where he did front-end web development. During his stint as a web developer, he started taking blogging more seriously, which helped him get noticed by VentureBeat.[2] He became a blogger for VentureBeat from 2007 to 2009, and a blogger for TechCrunch from 2009 to 2014.[3] As a blogger, much of his blogging focused on Apple, and he was "known best for his unabashed pro-Apple bias".[4] He became a partner at CrunchFund in 2011, where he helped build a portfolio including Airbnb, Betable, Crowdtilt, Ifttt, Karma, Mailbox, Path, Square, Uber, Vine, and Yammer.[5] He left CrunchFund for Google Ventures in May 2013.[5] In June 2024 he left Google Ventures to become an independent investor and writer.[6] He serves on the board for Slack. He has invested in companies like Medium and Secret.[7] He regularly maintains a blog on Medium called "500ish Words",[8] and was interviewed in the documentary The Startup Kids.[9] References
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