Mike Maples, Jr (@m2jr) — Twitter Score 292 out of 1000

Mike Maples, Jr is a seed-stage venture capitalist who co-founded Floodgate, a firm known for backing outlier founders at the earliest stages. Mike Maples, Jr's Twitter Score is 292 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,249 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.

Mike Maples, Jr co-founded Floodgate and also co-founded Motive Communications, and previously worked at Tivoli Systems as Director of Product Marketing. Before focusing on venture capital, he was involved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back startup IPOs, including at Tivoli Systems and Motive. His investment track record spans companies such as Twitter, Twitch, Okta, Applied Intuition, Clover Health, Outreach, Chegg, and Demandforce. Mike Maples, Jr is also affiliated with Pattern Breakers, a bestselling book exploring how the most consequential founders identify and act on inflections others miss.

Mike Maples, Jr's work at Floodgate extends into the crypto space, with portfolio companies including Messari, Skale Labs, and StarkWare. Mike Maples, Jr has been mentioned by 425 accounts, with 1,133 total mentions. Mike Maples, Jr's account has published 5,124 posts and has 111,376 followers as of July 2026.

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The accounts that follow Mike Maples, Jr include 1,241 founders, 277 angel investors, 236 influencers and 131 VCs, among them Balaji, Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Laura Shin, Sam Altman and Nikita Bier.