"I'll be the first to admit I'm not known for many things...
except SAVING YOU 87% ON SEMAGLUTIDE!!!"
Hand-reconstituted by Mike Dauber — Managing $900M in VC, compounding $89 vials in his kitchen†
†allegedly. also possibly a garage. the point is: savings.
Meet MIKE DAUBER — General Partner at Amplify Partners by day, COMPOUNDED PEPTIDE DISTRIBUTOR by night (allegedly).
Mike completed his Michigan Engineering degree in just 3 YEARS. That's his original rapid weight loss arbitrage — 25% off tuition, 20 lbs off his sophomore year.
Career path optimized for maximum supply chain knowledge:
TJ High School (#5 in US — learned to "compound" things for the science fair) → Michigan (3 yrs, Adderall-fueled) → Velio (Verilog) → Altera & Xilinx (manufacturing tolerances — useful later) → Wharton MBA (learned to move product) → Battery Ventures → Amplify Partners
He manages $900 MILLION in venture capital funds. His most personal investment? The 90-day supply in his subcutaneous fat.
Adapted from Mike's semiconductor investment rules.
Originally for chip companies. Now for YOUR BODY.
"Real semaglutide. Grey-market pricing. The Alibaba spot market is your NASDAQ. Don't get fancy. The molecule is the molecule."
"The real alpha isn't in the compound. It's in splitting a 10mL vial with three friends and charging each of them $40. That's 4X on the margin AND you're 'building community.'"
"Compounding pharmacy for legit volume. Border pharmacy tourism for bulk. Alibaba for raw chemistry. A 'prediabetic' doctor note for insurance coverage. Never pay Novo Nordisk retail."
Real companies Mike invested in. Rebranded as peptide-sourcing tools.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Workflow Orchestration
Supply Chain Security
Chaos Engineering
Acquired by Red Hat
Acquired by Apple
"Mike enjoys a spirited debate about almost anything."
— Stanford Bio
(Translation: He will argue that compounded semaglutide is "legally" the same as Ozempic for 45 minutes.)
"He's a collector of people."
— Amplify Partners Blog
(And their BMIs. Look at his Notion database. That's an opt-in observational study, Mike says.)
"It's never as good or as bad as you think it is."
— Mike's advice to founders
(Also Mike, staring at his Withings scale after a third Sweetgreen.)
"Amplify exists to serve the vision of talented technical founders. Everything else is secondary."
— Mike Dauber
(Everything except his nightly 2.4mg subcutaneous. Those are primary.)
"I lost 30 lbs in 2 weeks!*"
— LINDA, MENLO PARK
*3 of those weeks were hospitalization. Linda is fine. Allegedly.
"Mike's 'Costco Bulk Protocol' changed my life."
— KEVIN, PALO ALTO
Kevin's life now features 14% less Kevin and 100% more vials in the butter compartment.
"He told me I could split a vial with my dog. I did."
— ANIRBAN, ASSOCIATE
Anirban does not have a dog. Anirban has concerns.
"LEGAL NOTICE: We are not affiliated with Novo Nordisk. Please stop calling."
— MIKE'S LAWYER
Not a testimonial. A cease-and-desist. Same vibe though.
"Anirban continues to meet expectations, which I keep raising specifically so he can't meet them. Also, he needs to lose 5 more lbs before his next review. Not performance-related. Just... a suggestion." — Mike Dauber, 2026 Q1 Review
Mike "enjoys a spirited debate about almost anything." This week's topic: regulatory arbitrage. Vote now!
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