Michael Houck

Megaphone

We create high-converting LinkedIn, X, and newsletter content for over 50 founders and send it viral with the help of over 400 creators with tens of millions of followers.

Founder

Founding Journey

Helping founders build, grow, and raise capital for their startups.

launch house

An early stage venture fund for companies building the New Silicon Valley. It began as a membership club built around IRL coliving residencies in LA, NYC, Tulum, Aspen, Miami, and Lisbon.

Co-Founder

Airbnb

Product Manager

Uber

Product Analytics, Uber Eats

TherapyNotes, LLC

Software Engineer

85,000+ founders read my free weekly newsletter. Follow me to learn about startups and venture capital.

I didn't know what a startup was until after college. I wasn't lucky with connections or mentors.

But within a few years my startup raised $23 million from a16z + other investors.

Along the way I:
· Cold emailed my way into an early role at Uber Eats
· Got laid off by Airbnb during COVID
· Built an audience of ~100K across LinkedIn and X
· Started a coliving residency for startup founders in Tulum
· Co-founded a venture fund and made over 50+ early stage investments (incl. Figure and Beehiiv)

More recently I've bootstrapped my personal holdco from $0 to $100K MRR in under 2 years. We help founders through content, connections, capital, and services:

· megaphonestudio.com → let my content agency build your newsletter or social media audience
· megaphone.network → partner with big creators in your niche

· join.foundingjourney.com → get my weekly playbooks and advice alongside 75k founders (for free)
· upgrade.foundingjourney.com → get ~100 fundraising case studies from founders I interviewed
· go.foundingjourney.com/fundraising → get connected with investors (including me)

I'm also building a new YouTube channel. Here's a recent video on the history of Silicon Valley: youtu.be/alUQxEldEMM

A weekly newsletter designed to help you build, grow, and raise capital for your startup.

BeginGuru

BeginGuru.com is the largest Ed-tech community for Founders in SEA.

My roles:
- Create the blog
- Set the vision, and mission for the blog 
- Build the 400 unique content posts  
- Build the go-to-market strategy to have 4,305 subscribers

Founder & Member Board of Directors

VCO Group

LinkedIn helped me get this job
I'm joining as the Fundraising Coach at VCO GROUP - The Aptitude Test Tracking System 

Our customers are the MCNs and Big Corps in Vietnam 

I'm joining as a Fundraising Coach to help the Founding Team: 

i) Building a fast-growth business model;

ii) Equity distribution strategy for co-founders to ensure sustainable company growth

iii) Developing a fundraising roadmap and pitching to reputable investors.

Fundraising Coach 

Baumarkt - AI Smart Interiors

BAUMARKT.com.vn is a startup specializing in applying artificial intelligence (AI) in designing, producing, supplying, and installing furniture and household appliances.

I'm joining as a Fundraising Coach to help the Founding Team:

i) Building a fast-growth business model;

ii) Equity distribution strategy for co-founders to ensure sustainable company growth

iii) Developing a fundraising roadmap and pitching to reputable investors.

We completed 110% the fundraising target in Angel Round with the ROI Expectation 10x after 5 years.

If you want to join the angel round, inbox me, I will connect you with the founder

Fundraising Coach

Kinetic Investments

I’m happy to join Venture Scout at Kinetic Investments - a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage companies that are transforming the digital landscape. Our mission is to drive startup ambitions to definitive successes through strategic investments and dynamic partnerships.

Kinetic Investments offers: 

-Investment, typically ranging between $600,000 and $900,000. 
 
-Expert mentorship, team-building support, and customised growth strategies.  

After joining Board Of Advisors at GreenTech Asia 2024 by Village Capital & Moody’s Corporation, I successfully nominated 2 startups (WiiBike and Enfarm).  So, I decided to help more startups and investors connect and close deals.

Welcome Startup Founders

"This affiliation reflects my participation in the Kinetic Investments Venture Scout Network. All investment decisions are solely made by Kinetic Investments and its authorised representatives."

Venture Scout 

Vestii - The world’s most accessible real estate crowdfunding platform

Vestii.io - The World's Most Accessible Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform

CFO & Cofounder 

DigiArt Academy

Digiart Academy (https://digiart.academy/) is an ed-tech platform with 20.000 art, and graphic online students after 2 years

I'm happy to join Board Member at DigiArt Academy to help the company:
- Build long-term vision with global expansion in 2024 
- Build the pitch deck, investor dataroom 
- Start investor roadshow to raise seed round 
- 2.5x Revenue in 2024, compare to 2023

Member Board of Directors

Vua Cua

Vua Cua https://vuacua.vn/ is The leading chain of crab restaurants in Vietnam.
After 10 months, I help: 
- Vua Cua Restaurant has from 6 to 8 restaurants. 
- Created the new brand: Vuabanhcanh.com and grew from 0 to 42 stores
- Export Millions USD Bill of Vua Cua's products to US market 

The founding team is strong and ambitious
-I am happy to become a Board Member and help Vua Cua grow next stages
-Help the founding team build the franchise strategy
-Help the founding team build the fundraising strategy 
-Help the founding team build the branding strategy

Village Capital

Village Capital is the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven, seed-stage startups.

I am excited to join the Advisory Board for the Greentech Asia 2024 Program, which is being conducted in collaboration with Moody's Corporation and Village Capital - aims to unlock capital for early-stage entrepreneurs addressing critical social, economic, and environmental challenges. Through investment readiness programs and direct investments

As a member of the Advisory Board, my role will be instrumental in guiding the selection process and providing mentorship to participating startups include:

- Spreading awareness of the program through social media platforms

- Referring potential startups to apply for the program, aiming for at least five referrals.

- Reviewing applications during the recruitment cycle, providing in-depth feedback, scoring
applications, and identifying key due diligence questions.

- Attending at least one virtual mentor session during the workshops, with the flexibility to
participate in additional sessions as desired.

Welcome the founders in the sectors:
- Cleantech and Climate Tech
- Agtech and Food Security
- Circular and Regenerative Economy
- Natural Resource Management
- Water, Sanitation, and Health

Board of Advisors

FPT University

In 2024, I shared 2 sessions about Fundraising Topics with 2000 students at FPT University

In 2025, I will come back FPT University to share the topic "Fundraising Process For Startup" with the 2000 students

Visting Lecturer 

FLYER - Virtual English Testing Platform

Shareholder

Flyer is a Digital English Testing Room.
Main Roles: 
Advising the company strategy, and product (0 - 150,000 users with 25,000 paid users)
Completing to raise a pre-seed round (From the investment company of Ecopark Group)
Managing Company Finance

Chief Financial Officer

Fundraising Coach | Board Of Directors | Top 1 Venture Capital Linkedin Vietnam 02/2025 by Favikon | Welcome to work with Seed to Series B Investors

How Can I Help Your Startup Build a Successful Fundraising Roadmap in Just 2 Months of 1-on-1 Coaching?

With over 14 years of experience in fundraising, business development, and innovation, I help startups and companies unlock their full potential and create a positive social impact.

I have served on the Board of Directors (BOD) of several companies, including:

VinCSS CyberSecurity (VinGroup), VuaCua.vn, Creatii.com, Unicornchain.io, and Canavi—all of which have successfully raised funds ranging from $100K to $30M.

I was also honored to be recognized as a Forbes Asia Under 30 in 2017 for my achievements and contributions to business and technology.

Additionally, I have coached numerous startups on fundraising, including:

HR1Vietnam.com, Viewzz-studio.com, Ana Academy, Nina Nguyen Group, BauMarkt, Erent, and ViVi Digital.

I leverage my expertise and network to help these startups scale, implement franchise strategies, build strong brands, and secure funding by connecting them with potential investors and partners.

🚀 If you're looking to raise capital for your business, sign up for the "BeginGuru 1-on-1 Fundraising Coaching Program" now!

Link: https://goivon.beginguru.com/beginguru-coaching-1-1/

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