Alan Du
Partner
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Michelle Gonzalez
Corporate Vice President and Global Head·M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
San Francisco
Bio
Professional summary
Michelle Gonzalez is Corporate Vice President and Global Head of M12. Before Microsoft and M12, she was managing partner for Area 120, Google’s internal incubator, where she worked on strategy and investment criteria for startup-style projects connected to Google’s core businesses. Earlier, she worked in the Office of the CEO at Google on startup and innovation initiatives. Her prior experience includes investor and entrepreneur-in-residence roles at Comcast Ventures, where she focused on VR/AR, artificial intelligence, and Catalyst Fund investments for underrepresented founders; partner work at IBM Ventures; product and business leadership at Apple; and consulting at McKinsey. She also co-founded the Influencer Series, a technology-leader community.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
early-stage venture-backed technology companies
Sector
AIVR/ARenterprise technologycorporate venture
Thesis
VR/ARAIunderrepresented founders via prior Catalyst Fund work
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
M12Google Area 120Comcast VenturesIBM VenturesAppleMcKinsey & Co.
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Emphasize strategic AI or enterprise technology themes where Microsoft’s platform reach and corporate venture advantages could help scale.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her cross-platform operating and investing background across Google, Microsoft, Comcast, IBM, and Apple.
- 2Mention founder-community building or high-quality peer discussion, given her co-founding of the Influencer Series.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official M12 profile lists current leadership role as Corporate Vice President and Global Head.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- M12 / MicrosoftCorporate Vice President & Global HeadUnknown – Present
- Google / Area 120Managing Partner (Internal Incubator)Unknown – Unknown
- GoogleOffice of the CEO — Special ProjectsUnknown – Unknown
- Comcast VenturesEntrepreneur-in-Residence & InvestorUnknown – Unknown
- IBM VenturesPartnerUnknown – Unknown
- AppleSenior Product & Business Leader (News, Books, Movies — International)Unknown – Unknown
- McKinsey & Co.ConsultantUnknown – Unknown
Education
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., Law
- University of OklahomaB.A., Business Administration (Economics)
Skills
Corporate Venture CapitalStrategyAIVR/ARInnovation Management
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