Mike Asem

BA 2014, Communication

Director, M25 Group

Mike Asem is a director at Chicago-based venture capital firm, M25 Group. Previously, Mike championed The Anvil (now the largest student-run co-working space and startup incubator in the world) while earning his degree at Purdue. Mike also worked on the VC side of the table at Purdue as a Student Fellow for Chicago Ventures. After graduating, Mike led business development at a nanotech startup born out of Purdue. Most recently, Mike served as Director of Collaborative Relationships for the Purdue Foundry, where he supported business development and talent related activities for startups in the Foundry's portfolio.

Aside from his passion for working with startups, Mike can often be found making fruit wine, rooting for Chicago sports, and hunting down great sushi.