Mike MacCombie
GP at Generous Ventures; community-focused early-stage investor
mikemaccombie
New York, New York
Joined October 2025
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30.6K connectionsSummary
Community builder and connector: Mike has repeatedly launched and scaled communities (Open Mike Night, Evertrue Ventures, investor deal-sharing/newsletter programs) and has focused his VC platform work on programming, partnerships, and introductions that accelerate portfolio-company growth. youtube+2
Early-stage investor with a community-first, behavioral-science sensibility: As a GP/partner-level investor (Generous Ventures, prior platform/partnership roles at ffVC and other networks) he emphasizes relationships, curated deal flow, and behavioral approaches to founder support and onboarding. about+2
Background in education and nonprofit-adjacent operations: Mike's early career as a special-needs teacher and in launching a charter school informs his focus on scalable, community-first interventions and educational / social-good oriented programming. accesstoanyonepodcast+1
Public communicator and writer: Mike publishes essays and runs newsletters about community, founder best practices, and behavior-driven approaches to work; he is a frequent podcast and interview guest discussing community, fundraising, and platform strategy. medium+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
How Top Givers Help Others Without Burning Out
January 1, 2017Medium series post describing frameworks and practices used by high-output "givers" to help others at scale without burning out.
Evertrue Ventures launches
November 1, 2016Announcement / essay describing the launch of Evertrue Ventures, the Brown alumni investment group; discusses alumni networks and support for early-stage founders.
The four non-technical skills every entrepreneurial graduate should have (but that we don't talk about enough)
September 1, 2016Medium essay outlining non-technical skills important for entrepreneurial graduates (habits, communication, community, etc.).
Notes
EREarle Richardssaid
MMMike MacCombie
is one of the most insightful people they know when it comes to fundraising readiness and what VCs look for.Jul 13, 2026
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