Mike Vernal invests in AI-native companies as a general partner at Conviction. He previously partnered with software companies at Sequoia Capital and led product and engineering teams at Facebook.

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Mike Vernal invests in AI-native companies as a general partner at Conviction. He previously partnered with software companies at Sequoia Capital and led product and engineering teams at Facebook.

Career

Mike Vernal is from San Francisco.

Mike Vernal studied at Harvard University (Graduated 2002).

General Partner at Conviction from 2025 to PresentInvests in artificial-intelligence and software companies.
Partner at Sequoia Capital from 2016 to 2023Invested in technology companies after eight years at Facebook.
Vice President of Product and Engineering at Facebook from 2008 to 2016Led product and engineering organizations including platform, search, local, and developer products.

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Cosigns Received

Sarah GuoFounder of Conviction | AI investor | Co-host of No Priors
First Cosign
He has the conscientiousness and the pure desire to help that I would seek myself in a board member.
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sequoiacap.com

Seven Questions with Mike Vernal

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medium.com

The Market Curve

His framework for assessing market size through five market categories, sales dynamics and customer retention.

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linkedin.com

How AI changes user research

Mike connects his experience with user research at Facebook to AI interviews that combine qualitative depth with quantitative scale.

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