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Mike Maples Jr.

ROLE PARTNERAT FLOODGATEMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
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Mike Maples Jr. is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. He is a pioneer of seed-stage investing and has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times. His notable investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Lyft, Okta, and Chegg, and he is the author of the bestselling book Pattern Breakers.

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mention·The AI Corner·SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
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mention·The AI Corner·SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

“James Currier (NFX) and Mike Maples Jr. (Floodgate)... speakers at the sponsored Agentic Harness Summit”

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mention·The AI Corner·SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
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Mike Maples Jr. · Partner at Floodgate — 3 mentions on Teahose