Michael Silton

Michael is Executive Chair of the UCLA Venture Capital Fund, a group whose purpose is to foster entrepreneurship in the UCLA community by connecting the worlds of university, capital and entrepreneurship.

He is also Managing Director of Act One Ventures, whose primary focus is on early stage technology, life sciences, and media/tech companies where a founder, executive, or investor is a member of the UCLA community, including alumni, faculty, students, and parents.

Michael is an entrepreneur himself, having founded and co-founded both private and public companies in the last 28 years. Most recently, Michael served as CEO/Founder of Rainmaker Systems, a NASDAQ-listed company. Rainmaker is a leading SaaS company providing Business to Business e-Commerce to leading brands worldwide.

Michael previously co-founded UniDirect, a pioneer in electronic software licensing and distribution. Additionally, Michael serves as Chairman of RivalMe which makes an innovative, mobile-social, trivia game and is an investor and advisor to several businesses.