michael houckCo Founder

United States - Brooklyn, New York

i'm building The New Silicon Valley.

i'm the co-founder of launch house — a professional social club and venture fund to help ambitious builders level up and live better. earlier this year, we raised a Series A from andreessen-horowitz. here's more 👇

members enjoy coliving retreats all over the world, digital cohort-based courses, IRL events, and an expansive community of leaders from all sectors.

launch house was started at the height of the pandemic — we recognized that building startups would be more accessible than ever before due to improved remote tools and quality startup content being created for new channels like tiktok and newsletters. as a result, it's now more possible than ever to build a great startup from anywhere. launch house exists to create a place for this distributed, New Silicon Valley. we currently run programs for founders, engineers, investors, designers, and marketers.

before founding launch house, i was a product manager at airbnb and helped build the uber eats marketplace through hypergrowth.

i also have a newsletter where i explore and share my learnings about startups and venture capital. th