Career
Founding Partner
Our objective is to invest in the extraordinary top "point 1 percent" companies earlier than anyone else and provide as much help as possible in realizing extraordinary outcomes. Example investments include Twitter, Lyft, Bazaarvoice, Sparefoot, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Doubledutch, Twitch.tv, Playdom, Chegg, Demandforce, Rappi, Smule, and Outreach.
Co-Founder
Co-Founded Motive, Inc in 1997 (IPO 2004, acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in 2006). Served in various roles, including Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, GM of a Business Unit, and Business Development.
Director, Product Marketing
Started as product manager for Tivoli's PC desktop management products. Took over responsibility for deployment products and then product marketing for the complete Tivoli product line as part of the IBM Software Group.
Product Manager
Product Manager for Digital Media hardware in what was then known as Entry Systems Division (ESD).
Education
MBA
MBA - Business
Skills
Core technical and professional competencies derived from a career spanning product management, marketing, and venture capital.
Investment & Finance
Venture Capital
Seed Investing
Angel Investing
Venture Financing
Early-stage Startups
Business Modeling
Strategy & Marketing
Product Management
Product Marketing
Go-to-market Strategy
Business Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Competitive Analysis
Leadership & Business
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Executive Management
Leadership
Thought Leadership
Strategic Planning
Domains
Primary
Venture Capital, Seed-stage Technology Investment, Entrepreneurship, Startup Ecosystem
Secondary
Enterprise Software, Mobile Internet, Digital Media, Cloud Services
Tags
Personality
Visionary, Pattern Breaker, Outlier-Focused, Thought Leader, Educator
Focus
Early-Stage Investing, Technology Disruption, Hypernet/Hyperweb, Future of Content
Audience Metrics
Gender
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Age Distribution
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Top Countries
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Top Cities
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Social Metrics
1.5K+ followers
YouTube
subscribers
Twitter/X
107.3K followers
Frequently Asked Questions
This component provides factual answers regarding Mike Maples Jr.'s venture capital firm, key investments, professional recognition, and career history.
Mike Maples Jr. is known for early seed investments in major companies, including Twitter, Twitch, and Okta.
He has been featured on the Forbes Midas List 8 times, recognizing his success as a top venture capital investor.
Yes, he is the author of the bestselling book titled "Pattern Breakers."
Before co-founding Floodgate, he held executive roles at Motive Inc. (1997-2005) and Tivoli Systems (1994-1997).