Michael Miao

Michael Miao is a Partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) based in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining the venture capital firm, he worked as an investment banking analyst at Qatalyst Partners, where he advised large-scale technology companies on complex mergers and acquisitions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. In his current role at IVP, Miao focuses on sourcing and executing growth-stage investments across the enterprise software, infrastructure, and consumer technology sectors. Throughout his tenure at the firm, he has been actively involved in financing rounds for several prominent technology companies, including the communication platform Discord and the cloud data management company Rubrik. Miao utilizes his extensive background in technology investment banking to identify and support high-growth software businesses as they scale toward public markets or strategic exits.