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Founder41
28th percentile
Investor107
95th percentile
YC W2011Serial FounderAcquiredAngel Investor
Investor Matrix
Credibility
this founder typical investor (50th pct)
Portfolio Scale · 95th percentile
- Founding Partner at Liquid 2 Ventures, a recognized seed-stage VC firm with 400+ portfolio companies.
- SEC Form D confirms Michael Ma is a named GP on Sidecut Ventures Fund I, L.P., an additional pooled investment fund.
- Liquid 2 Ventures portfolio includes 33 unicorns (still-private companies valued above $1B), each representing a significant portfolio outcome.
- Has made at least 12 confirmed investments including GitLab, Rappi, Anduril, Mercury, and others.
Founder score
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)Y Combinator W2011 alum via TalkBin.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)TalkBin was acquired by Google, representing a confirmed founder exit.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Past founder of TalkBin, acquired by Google in 2011.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Current founder of District, an active membership community for founders and investors.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)TalkBin was co-founded with at least one other co-founder (Qasar Younis).
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)GitHub account @michaelma8 is dormant with no public repo push activity detected.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)GitHub account @michaelma8 identified and linked from LinkedIn profile.
- 55%Probability of being accurate (55%)Founded a company (Liquid 2 Ventures) associated with the goo.gl domain, ranked #16 in the Majestic Million.
Investor score
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)Active GP and fund manager at Liquid 2 Ventures, confirmed by SEC Form D filings and multiple independent sources.
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)SEC Form D confirms Michael Ma is a named GP on Sidecut Ventures Fund I, L.P., an additional pooled investment fund.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Founding Partner at Liquid 2 Ventures, a recognized seed-stage VC firm with 400+ portfolio companies.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Investing experience dating back to 2015 when Liquid 2 Ventures was founded, representing approximately 10 years of investing activity.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Publicly identified as an angel investor and seed investor behind companies like GitLab, Rappi, Anduril, and Mercury.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Has made at least 12 confirmed investments including GitLab, Rappi, Anduril, Mercury, and others.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Liquid 2 Ventures has 33 unicorn portfolio companies including GitLab, Rappi, Apollo, and Anduril.
- 78%Probability of being accurate (78%)Liquid 2 Ventures portfolio includes 33 unicorns (still-private companies valued above $1B), each representing a significant portfolio outcome.
What you likely need
Michael Ma is a seasoned seed-stage investor and serial founder with a strong track record — a YC alum who sold TalkBin to Google and co-founded Liquid 2 Ventures, which has backed 33+ unicorns across 400+ companies. His current focus spans running District (a founder community) and continuing to deploy capital at Liquid 2. The biggest opportunity for him is amplifying his public builder and thought-leadership presence to match his impressive investment track record.
Are these your current priorities?
We will tune and customize your Founder Festival experience to make sure you get invited to the events that would be most valuable to you.
- positioningReactivate your GitHub account with public repos or open-source projects — your account was created in 2025 but has no public activity, which undersells your technical credibility to founders evaluating you.
- fundraisingFormalize and publicize District's fundraising round — the a16z and Initialized backing is a strong signal but not widely indexed; a press release or TechCrunch announcement would dramatically increase inbound deal flow and membership applications.
- positioningPublish a public portfolio update highlighting Liquid 2's 33 unicorns — this is a top-decile seed fund outcome that is underrepresented in your public footprint relative to competitors like First Round or Initialized.
- hiringLeverage District's 57-person team and 5-country footprint to hire a Head of Community or Chief of Staff who can systematize the membership experience and free you to focus on deal sourcing.
- positioningContinue and expand your podcast appearances (e.g., 20VC) to build LP and founder brand — your story of selling TalkBin to Google in five months is a compelling narrative that resonates with first-time founders.
- fundraisingUse your Forbes 30 Under 30 VC recognition and Joe Montana co-GP relationship to open doors with institutional LPs for a potential Liquid 2 Fund III, given the $60M+ committed across prior funds.
- introsSystematically connect District members with Liquid 2 portfolio founders — this creates a flywheel where District membership drives deal flow and portfolio value simultaneously.