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Michael Dempsey

Managing Partner, CompoundCompoundSan Francisco, CA

Current Firm

Compound

Investments

2+ companies

Focus

AI, Biotech

About Michael Dempsey

Michael Dempsey approaches venture investing as applied science, spending most of his time reading scientific papers and building mental models of emerging fields before making investments rather than treating research as a side activity. He has developed formal processes to help deep-tech founders with long development cycles raise capital without compromising their technical missions to fit typical venture timelines, and regularly shares his detailed reasoning about value capture and market evolution through long-form public conversations.

Focus Areas

AIBiotechWeb3RoboticsDeeptech

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+

Notable Investments

David Hirsch
Shelby Newsad