Michael Bloch brings an unusual combination of hands-on operating experience across the entire startup lifecycle—from early DoorDash regional GM to founding and selling Pillar to Acorns, then becoming a senior product leader—giving him direct perspective on building companies from zero to scale. He's one of the few venture partners who actively invests across both consumer fintech and national security/defense technology, having created detailed market maps of the defense startup ecosystem while leading investments in technical infrastructure companies like DragonflyDB and Mach9. Michael Bloch brings an unusual combination of hands-on operating experience across the entire startup lifecycle—from early DoorDash regional GM to founding and selling Pillar to Acorns, then becoming a senior product leader—giving him direct perspective on building companies from zero to scale. He's one of the few venture partners who actively invests across both consumer fintech and national security/defense technology, having created detailed market maps of the defense startup ecosystem while leading investments in technical infrastructure companies like DragonflyDB and Mach9.