MICHAEL PALANK
General Partner
MaC Venture Capital
MaC Venture Capital general partner Michael Palank champions underrepresented founders and the companies that help make the world operate efficiently. His impact is felt across the firm’s portfolio and through the recent closing of its third fundraise in the past four years. MaC’s third fund, totaling $150 million, cemented it as one of the largest seed-stage firms in Los Angeles and North America with $600 million in assets under management.
Palank’s portfolio spans industries critical to the future, including space exploration, sustainability, robotics, energy, industrial automation and AI innovation. In 2024, VFX startup Wonder Dynamics, whose seed funding round was led by Palank, was acquired by AutoDesk, generating a 5.4x exit multiple in a four-year period.
