Aaron Michel
Political Campaign + Stealth Project at 1984 Ventures
Aaron Michel
Political Campaign + Stealth Project at 1984 Ventures
United States
Overview
Work Experience
On Leave for Political Campaign + Stealth Project
2024 - Current
Partner
2017 - 2024
1984 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to invest in fintech, healthcare, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer sectors.
Mentor and Startup Competition Judge
2018
Advisor
2020
Board of Directors (Executive Committee Member)
2018 - 2021
Board Member
2018 - 2019
Executive Vice President
2017 - 2017
AcademixDirect enables people to find a career path, connect that career to a community or state college, get enrolled and ultimately provides services designed to keep them in school through graduation. After the company I co-founded was acquired by AcademixDirect, I oversaw the transition/integration as well as other strategic and BD initiatives.
Columnist
2016 - 2017
Lifehack is a blog that features resources and tips for better productivity and lifestyle.
CEO
2012 - 2017
Co-founder and CEO at PathSource. Along with co-founder Alex Li and a great team, we built the premier career education app in the US. The company created the world's largest library of short online informational interviews on video along with a suite of cutting edge tools to connect the dots between education, careers, lifestyle and budget. Result: The mobile app was the #1 ranked career app on the Apple App Store and the #2 college app. We also created the #2 ranked resume app. PathSource was the career partner of the GED and numerous universities and high schools around the country. PathSource went through a process that ultimately yielded several competing offers. We selected one of them and were acquired by AcademixDirect.
PathSource enables young adults to define and achieve their educational and professional goals.
Raised $650,000.00 from Wasabi Ventures.
Co-Founder
2010 - 2012
This was fantasy football for politics, designed to get young people engaged in politics and civics ahead of the 2012 election. We built a killer team, inked deals with organizations ranging from Rock the Vote to the National College Republicans, and offered an in-depth educational game. Coverage included: USA Today, Politico, CNET, Venturebeat, Hearst television, etc. I received the Innovation Rockstar award from the Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech in part due to our work on this fantastic game.
Product Manager
2008 - 2009
Serious Energy sells, manufacturers and delivers acoustical and thermal solutions to the “built environment” through its iWindow brand.
Raised $135,147,224.00 from Navitas Capital, Saints Capital, New Enterprise Associates, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Cheyenne Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Staenberg Venture Partners, Mesirow Financial and EnerTech Capital.