Michael Laine, Angel Investor

Michael Laine is a highly accomplished individual with a diverse background in business, technology, and space technology development. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and earning a meritorious promotion, he went on to work as a personal and corporate investment advisor. He also attended Boston University, where he studied business, marketing, and organizational behavior, and was a member of the nationally ranked Crew team. Moving back to the Seattle-area, he built a ‘dot-com’ that produced the first online grocery-store shopping system. He also invested heavily in the local real estate market, buying a five-story building at 28 years old. In addition to his professional pursuits, Michael has always been passionate about exploring new frontiers and finding ways to push the boundaries of what is possible. Michael is also an angel investor primarily in the seed funding round. His portfolio includes Sanctum, a firm that offers the ability to launch millions of new LSTs utilizing Solana.