Michael Kives
Director/Board Member at SHUTTERFLY, INC.
Profile
Michael Kives is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of K5 Global, an investment and incubation firm with an extensive portfolio of notable investments, including SpaceX, Airbnb, and Relativity Space, as well as successful incubated companies including Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila and Jake Arnold’s TheExpert.
K5 works closely with leading institutions, revolutionizing technologists, Fortune 500 leaders, celebrities, and world luminaries as limited partners.
Prior to K5, Kives spent over 15 years in the entertainment industry as a Senior Talent Agent at Creative Artists Agency where he represented clients such as Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Katy Perry, and global leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Warren Buffett.
Kives began his career as an interim spokesperson for President William J.
Clinton in his post-Presidential Harlem office, and worked in Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's D.C.
office as an Aide to Chief of Staff Huma Abedin.
Kives is an advisor to over 20 startups and fast-growing companies, and serves as a Director on the Boards of Yahoo, Shutterfly, and 818 Tequila.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Distinction from Stanford University.
Michael Kives active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SHUTTERFLY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-11-30 |
Harper + Scott, Inc.
 Harper + Scott, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Harper + Scott, Inc. engages in the provision of advertising and marketing services. Its services include creating promotional products, manufacturing gifts with purchase, and custom manufacturing. The company was founded by Michael Scott Cohen and Jon Alagem in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2019-09-25 |
Gestion FormerCS S.E.C.
 Gestion FormerCS S.E.C. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Gestion FormerCS S.E.C. is a holding Canadian company that operates subsidiaries providing live entertainment services. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Sherwood Holdings I, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
TBC - The Boring Co.
 TBC - The Boring Co. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services TBC - The Boring Co. provides construction services. Its services include loop transportation system, conduit and water tunnel. The company is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Yahoo, Inc.
 Yahoo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Director/Board Member | 2022-06-28 |
K5 Global LP
 K5 Global LP Investment ManagersFinance K5 Global LP (K5 Global) is a venture capital subsidiary of K5 Global Advisor LLC founded in 2007 by Michael Kives and Bryan Baum. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Founder | 2018-01-31 |
Former positions of Michael Kives
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Space Exploration Technologies Corp. designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecrafts. It develops the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. The company was founded by Elon Reeve Musk in 2002 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Catalyte, Inc.
 Catalyte, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Catalyte, Inc. provides software development services. The firm offers agile development, application services, business information management, cloud development, and mobility solutions. The company was founded by Michael D. Rosenbaum in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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Training of Michael Kives
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Harper + Scott, Inc.
Harper + Scott, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Harper + Scott, Inc. engages in the provision of advertising and marketing services. Its services include creating promotional products, manufacturing gifts with purchase, and custom manufacturing. The company was founded by Michael Scott Cohen and Jon Alagem in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
D8 Holdings Corp.
 D8 Holdings Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance D8 Holdings Corp. is a blank check company, which is created for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, focusing on regional consumer brands. The company was founded on May 6, 2020 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Finance |
Shutterfly LLC
 Shutterfly LLC Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Shutterfly LLC engages in the provision of retailer and manufacturing platform of personalized photos and services. Its products include photobooks, custom stationery including cards, announcements, invitations; home d?cor, and photo gifts. The company was founded by Dan Baum in December 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Space Exploration Technologies Corp. designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecrafts. It develops the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. The company was founded by Elon Reeve Musk in 2002 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Catalyte, Inc.
Catalyte, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Catalyte, Inc. provides software development services. The firm offers agile development, application services, business information management, cloud development, and mobility solutions. The company was founded by Michael D. Rosenbaum in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Technology Services |
Gestion FormerCS S.E.C.
Gestion FormerCS S.E.C. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Gestion FormerCS S.E.C. is a holding Canadian company that operates subsidiaries providing live entertainment services. | Technology Services |
| Sherwood Holdings I, Inc. | |
TBC - The Boring Co.
TBC - The Boring Co. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services TBC - The Boring Co. provides construction services. Its services include loop transportation system, conduit and water tunnel. The company is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Industrial Services |
Yahoo, Inc.
Yahoo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Technology Services |
K5 Global LP
K5 Global LP Investment ManagersFinance K5 Global LP (K5 Global) is a venture capital subsidiary of K5 Global Advisor LLC founded in 2007 by Michael Kives and Bryan Baum. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
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