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Michael Speiser

Director and 10% owner at Snowflake. Also a director at Observe and Sigma Computing.

DirectorPublic companyRoles at 2 startups
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Sep 9, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Michael Speiser

Michael Speiser is a director and 10% owner at Snowflake.

Form D filings name Michael Speiser as a director at Observe and Sigma Computing.

Michael Speiser reports to the SEC as a director or major shareholder of 12 public companies, including Workday (WDAY), Astera Labs (ALAB) and Everpure (P).

Michael Speiser first appears on SEC filings in 2008.

Experience

This experience comes from SEC filings. The years are when the filings name Michael Speiser in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Snowflake Inc.
Director and 10% owner
2020 – 2026 · Public company (SNOW)
Workday, Inc.
Director
2024 – 2026 · Public company (WDAY)
Observe, Inc.
Director
2024 – 2025 · San Mateo, CA
Sigma Computing, Inc.
Director
2014 – 2025 · San Francisco, CA
Astera Labs, Inc.
10% owner
2024 · Public company (ALAB)
Everpure, Inc.
Director and 10% owner
2015 – 2019 · Public company (P)
Forty Seven, Inc.
10% owner
2018 · Public company (FTSV)
Yext, Inc.
10% owner
2017 · Public company (YEXT)
Venus Concept Inc.
10% owner
2017 · Public company (VERO)
Mattersight Corp
10% owner
2008 – 2017 · Public company (MATR)
Molecular Templates, Inc.
10% owner
2008 – 2014 · Public company (MTEM)
Dextera Surgical Inc.
10% owner
2009 – 2013 · Public company (DXTR)
Corcept Therapeutics Inc.
10% owner
2008 – 2012 · Public company (CORT)
Quinstreet, Inc.
10% owner
2010 · Public company (QNST)

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Michael Speiser works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Observe, Inc. · Form D, Jun 6, 2025
QJ
Qi Jin
Executive officer
DY
Dustin Yelinek
Executive officer
DS
SA
Sahir Azam
Director
CD
Christine Dorrion
Executive officer
JB
Jeremy Burton
Chief Executive Officer and director
ER
Eric Rehm
Executive officer
JM
John McMahon
Director
IS
Irina Seals
Executive officer
JL
Jacob Leverich
Executive officer
SS
KB
Keith Butler
Executive officer
Sigma Computing, Inc. · Form D/A, Jan 30, 2025
MP
Michael Palmer
Chief Executive Officer and director
BG
JF
Jason Frantz
Executive officer and director
JM
John McMahon
Director
RB
RW
Robert Woollen
Executive officer and director
CP
Chad Peets
Director
SD

Sources

  1. SECObserve, Inc. Form D, filed Jun 6, 2025
  2. SECSigma Computing, Inc. Form D/A, filed Jan 30, 2025
  3. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Michael Speiser (SEC filer 1433644)