Michael Blakey
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Cocoon Capital
Michael Blakey is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Singapore-based venture capital firm Cocoon Capital. Set-up alongside Will Klippgen in 2016, Cocoon adopts a hands-on, founder-first approach to early-stage investing. Before this Michael was an entrepreneur and since 2000 was a full-time angel investor who was named ‘UK Angel Investor of the Year 2015’, selected as one of the Maserati 100, and classified as a "Business Angel you should know".
April 28, 2024
Inside a Pitch Meeting w/ Michael Blakey & Aleks Farseev | PitchMeNot Ep.5
In this episode of PitchMeNot, host Rahul and VC Michael Blakey explore SoMin, an AI-powered SaaS marketing platform founded by Alex Farseev. SoMin optimizes digital advertising and competitor monitoring, reducing costs and boosting sales. They discuss SoMin's journey, product offerings (SoAds and …
Sept. 14, 2022
PitchMeNot: Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital featuring Blackfrog
PitchMeNot is the closest thing to an interaction between a VC and a startup but in a casual conversational format. In this episode, I, together with Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital speak to Mayur Shetty, CEO of Blackfrog about his startup. At the end of our discussion, Mayur leaves the call, an…
June 1, 2021
UVC: Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital on struggling with Dyslexia, pitching to VCs, how founders can organise their fundraising process efficiently
Understanding VC is a deep dive into how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Michael Blakey, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Cocoon Capital, about approaching VCs and making an unforgettable first impression. We go into detail about mistakes to avoid when pitching, crucial infor…