Mike Maté

Mike Maté is an experienced investment professional currently serving as VP of Investments at Kickstart Ventures, Inc. since June 2022. In addition to this role, Mike holds positions as a board member at Lydia.ai and SariSuki, and serves as a board observer for Roslin Technologies. Previously, Mike served as Director at Seawood Resources, Inc. and was involved in various capacities in structured finance and debt capital markets at BPI Capital Corporation. Mike has significant legal expertise as a former Senior Associate in Project Development and Finance, and M&A law at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles, and has international experience from a visiting attorney position at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Mike's educational background includes a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School, a Doctor of Law from Ateneo de Manila University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.