Faculty

Jean-Michel Arnoult (JM) is a faculty member and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the USC Iovine and Young Academy. 

JM is the Venture Partner at King Tide, a design and development studio based in Los Angeles, with offices in Mexico City.

He is also a mentor for Techstars Boulder as well as a scout for several Venture Capital funds in the US and Latin America. 

JM has been advising venture-backed startups for over ten years, guiding founders on strategy, fundraising, and sustainable growth. UNest, NICKLpass, Champions Round, Wispok and Finvero are among the startups he currently works with.

Previously, JM worked at Microsoft where he was part of the team that launched Bing. Later, on a mission to democratize investing in private companies, he co-founded and led Crowdfunder, a leading equity crowdfunding platform.