Leeor Mushin

Leeor Mushin

Leeor Mushin is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Formation VC, a venture capital firm based in New York. He is also a former Principal at Floodgate, an early-stage VC firm in Silicon Valley.12

Background and Education

• Grew up in Texas, with family originally from Israel3
• Attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a BBA in Finance and a BA in Plan II Honors1
• Worked in strategic planning and finance at Noble Energy in Houston for 4 years before the company was acquired by Chevron for $13B1
• Earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) in 202012
• While at Stanford, co-founded the GSB 2020 Fund, a VC fund investing in startups founded by his classmates - the first such fund at the GSB2

Career

• Previously worked as a Principal at Floodgate VC, investing in early-stage startups12
• Co-founded a digital marketing company called Digital Stairway from 2015-20221
• Currently serves as Co-Founder and General Partner at Formation VC in New York5
• Tweets about venture capital, startups, and talent sourcing to his followers on X (formerly Twitter)46