Michael Swensson

Michael Swensson is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of M31 Capital, a venture capital firm focused on advanced technologies. Before establishing the venture firm, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Bridgewater Associates, where he managed a $500 million budget and developed the firm's comprehensive risk governance framework. His background of over twenty years in institutional finance also includes senior leadership positions at Goldman Sachs and AllianceBernstein, alongside serving as Co-Chair of SIFMA. At M31 Capital, Swensson oversees investments across a portfolio of more than 100 companies spanning artificial intelligence, blockchain, network states, and defense technology. The firm leverages a fifteen-year investment track record that includes early positions in Bitcoin in 2011 and Elon Musk's xAI. Swensson currently focuses on scaling institutional-grade operations to support early-stage investments in decentralized networks and artificial intelligence assets.