Mike Volpe is a Boston-based angel investor and startup growth advisor who previously served as CEO. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Mike Volpe is a Boston-based angel investor and startup growth advisor who previously served as CEO of Lola.com and as the founding CMO at HubSpot, where he helped scale the company from five employees to over 1,000 and led it to a successful IPO[1][2]. He has invested in more than 40 startups, primarily as an angel investor in the Boston SaaS ecosystem, with a focus on early-stage B2B enterprise and SMB companies in marketing, sales, and growth strategy[1][2]. While his typical check size and lead/follow behavior are not publicly specified, he has served as a strategic individual investor across multiple funds at Silversmith and is a founding partner of the “non-fund” Operator.VC[2][8]. Notable portfolio companies include HubSpot (IPO), Drift ($1B sale), Digital Ocean (IPO), and Drift’s competitor or adjacent play, Privy ($120m sale)[1]. Volpe is known for advocating a “Team First” over “Customer First” leadership philosophy, as discussed in his All Hands Podcast interview, and frequently shares insights on inbound marketing evolution and startup growth[4][7].
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