Michael Troiano is a highly experienced venture capitalist with over 25 years of executive leadership and marketing proficiency. He has a strong track record of helping businesses achieve significant growth and success.

Previously serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at Actifio, Michael played a pivotal role in transforming the company into a 'unicorn' valued at over $1.2 Billion. During his tenure, he contributed to an impressive revenue growth of over 80% annually and established the Copy Data Virtualization category, expanding the business globally.

With a background in top ad agencies like McCann-Erickson and FCB, Michael transitioned to digital leadership roles, becoming the founding CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Interactive and later holding significant positions at companies such as Primix and m-Qube.

Michael Troiano is a Cornell University and Harvard Business School alumnus, known for his role as a TechStars mentor and board memberships in various organizations like Hometap and Hack Diversity.

Ranked in the top 1% of influential people on Twitter, Michael is also a popular writer on venture capital and entrepreneurship topics on Medium. He hosts a renowned podcast in the Boston startup community called How Hard Can It Be?.