Mike Vernal

Mike Vernal
Born (1980-09-07) September 7, 1980 (age 46)
EducationHarvard University, AB magna cum laude and SM, Computer Science, 2002
OccupationsBusiness executive
Venture capitalist

Mike Vernal (born September 7, 1980) is an American business executive and venture capitalist. He is a general partner at Conviction Partners, with Sarah Guo. He was previously a general partner at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, and was Vice President of Search, Local, and Developer products at Facebook between 2008 and 2016.

Career

Vernal joined Facebook in 2008. From 2009 to 2013, Vernal managed the Facebook Platform team and is credited with managing the Facebook Platform transition from desktop to mobile.

During his time at Facebook, he served as vice president and was considered among the “top executives” who ran the company.

In 2016, after eight years at Facebook, Vernal announced his plans to leave the company. In May 2016, he joined Sequoia Capital, a venture-capital firm specializing in technology startups. He is an early investor in Rippling, Clay, Notion, Rockset (acquired by OpenAI) and Statsig (acquired by OpenAI). In July 2023, The Information reported that Vernal was departing Sequoia.

At Conviction, he has led investments in Listen Labs (acquired by Salesforce), Instinct, OpenEvidence and Thinking Machines Lab.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Isaac, Mike (20 April 2014). "Here Comes Facebook's Ad Network: Mobile Ads Launching This Month". Re/code. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Tate, Ryan (28 November 2012). "How Facebook's Top Engineer is Trying to Read Your Mind". Wired. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Here Are All The Top Executives Who Actually Run Facebook". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Mark. "Context Cards: A Peek At Facebook's 5-Year Plan". Fast Company. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 Wagner, Kurt (18 April 2016). "Big-Time Facebook Executive Mike Vernal Is Headed to Sequoia". Vox.
  6. ↑ "One of Facebook's longest-serving execs is leaving to become a startup investor". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  7. ↑ "Our Team". Sequoia Capital. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Sequoia Shakes Up Senior Ranks as Vernal, Moritz Exit Roles". The Information. Retrieved 2023-07-19.