Michael Costa Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, California, United States

R42 AI and Longevity Funds are two seed funds aggregating >$25 million targeting early stage investments in companies at the intersection of mathematics and biology. The funds sole GP is Dr. Ronjon Nag, a serial entrepreneur and investor, and a founder, advisor and board member of multiple start-ups, some of which have been sold to giants including Apple.

New York, NY, US

 Appointed as a fellow for the umbrella organization under which all entrepreneurship-related initiatives and programs at Columbia Business School are housed.  Coach and mentor a diverse range of student startups, supporting individuals from their initial business idea through Think Bigger, Professor Sheena Iyengar's ground breaking approach to the.

New York, NY, US

 Cultivate and evaluate investments for one of the longest running active angel groups in New York City.  Spearheaded recent investments in Magellan (podcast ad measurement), US Integrity (sports betting monitoring tech platform), Allstar Gaming (creator economy focused cloud based software startup democratizing production and distribution of gaming.

Purchase, NY, US

Lecturer in Start-Up Capital Formation, a course focussed on fundraising and philanthropy for the nonprofit sector, which includes soliciting charitable donations from individuals and seeking foundation and government grants, and capital formation for for profit entities, covering self and friends & family financing, incubators/accelerators.

Ridgefield, Connecticut, US

 Drive client relationship sourcing for the commercialization of r4’s artificial intelligence solutions, maximizing the company’s decades’ worth of expertise in extracting profit from data. Aggressively market and implement cross-enterprise AI services to deliver better business outcomes thru strategic collaboration with senior executives.  Champion and.

Orinda, CA, US

 Fostered corporate strategies toward the achievement of significant milestones for this publicly traded lifestyle media company with leading brands HGTV, the Food Network and the Travel Channel. Directed Scripps from spin off from its legacy newspaper parent to its acquisition by Discovery 10 years later creating in excess of $6B in value.

 Selected as one of only 25 Fellows for a year-long program driving personal and professional change in roles with social impact at local, national and global levels.  Capitalized on available resources to successfully complete Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship Pathway. Contributed to unique learning environment of the university, completing.

New York, NY, US

 Headed the advisory business, leading to several client mandates with emerging growth companies in the Life Sciences and TMT sectors.  Sourced and fostered relationships with potential clients from first introduction to deal closing.

New York, NY, US

 Responsible for new deal origination and the execution of mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Initiated, structured and negotiated M&A transactions with a total transaction value of $300B+, including 35+ transactions exceeding $1B. Lead successful advisory efforts in the sale of publicly traded marquee media and tech companies including.

New York, NY, US

􀀀Advised, negotiated and drafted agreements for complex public company mergers,hostile takeovers and shareholder activist campaigns as a corporate associate in the M&Agroup

􀀀 Managed the relationships with 15 companies in the capital goods sector withaggregate credit commitments in excess of $1B, including distressed situations. 􀀀 Generated new business from existing and emerging companies in that sector.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Ab, Economics And International Relations/French