Michael J Skok is a venture capitalist and serial software entrepreneur who co-founded Underscore VC, where he serves as Founding Partner Emeritus. Michael J Skok's Twitter Score is 9.5 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #97,873 among 487,142 tracked accounts.
Michael J Skok spent 21 years building software businesses before moving into venture capital, during which time he co-founded AlphaBlox, which was acquired by IBM, co-founded European Software Publishing, and previously worked at Symantec UK as its UK founder and managing director. He previously served as a general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners before co-founding Underscore VC. He also previously served as co-lead investor and board member at Demandware, Apperian, Inc., and as a board member and investor at Unidesk.
Michael J Skok is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where he works with innovators and entrepreneurs. His focus at Underscore VC has included blockchain and digital-trust technologies, and he has contributed to the firm's research on investing in systems of verifiable, user-owned digital trust. He has publicly noted that public blockchains represent an important area of innovation, citing decentralized applications and ecosystems such as Ethereum as examples. Underscore VC has also disclosed generating a financial return from an ICO investment, though Michael J Skok declined to identify the specific offering.
Michael J Skok's account has accumulated 8,764 followers as of September 2026 and 2,350 posts. Michael J Skok has been mentioned by 50 accounts, with 278 total mentions.
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