michael j. kainatsky

Co-Founder

New York City, United States12 yrs 1 mo experience
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Key Highlights

  • 20 years of experience across 14 industries.
  • Expert in opening access to capital and deal flow.
  • Built a unique model for direct market access.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic advisor in capital markets and talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

Market AccessRelationship BuildingPartnership DevelopmentGtm FunctionsCommunity BuildingNetwork DesignAdvisory ServicesEntrepreneurial StrategyTalent AcquisitionRecruitingCustomer ExperienceGrowth Strategy

Other Skills

Capital RaisingDeal FlowExpansion StrategyTraction DevelopmentMentorshipCulture AlignmentCommercial ExecutionSales ProcessSalesNew Business DevelopmentHiringStrategySales EffectivenessLinkedIn TrainingSales Operations

About

If you're raising capital or hunting deal flow and the bottleneck isn't quality, it's access, that's the exact problem I fix. I'm a market access operator. I open the rooms that most people can't get into, not because I'm smarter, but because I ask the questions everyone else is scared to ask, and I've spent 20 years building the relationships that get you in front of the right people fast. 20 years across 14 industries, from the seat to the C-suite. Every engagement taught me the same thing: the right room changes everything. If there was a mistake to make, I made it twice just to be sure. People used to call me crazy. Now they call me for advice. I watched founders and dealmakers get stuck in broker chains, recycled leads, and rooms full of the wrong people. I built a different model: direct access, short retainer, no middlemen. You pay for market access and execution; not promises. I'm a husband to a brilliant doctor. I'm Theo's dad. I take my work seriously, myself not so much. If you're raising and stuck, or hunting deal flow and getting the same recycled names, let's talk.

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
4 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
6 yrs
Current Experience

National business capital

Advisor | Strategic Partnerships

Jan 2026Present · 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Guiding GTM functions for partnership development and expansion.
GTM FunctionsPartnership DevelopmentExpansion Strategy

Rsn

Co-Creator

Nov 2025Mar 2026 · 4 mos · Global

  • Designed and built early traction for human first network community for founders, leaders and company owners.
Community BuildingNetwork DesignTraction Development

House of bricks

Head of Strategy

May 2024Aug 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • A founder-first advisory and community helping entrepreneurs build durable, scalable companies through practical playbooks, experienced mentorship, and a high-signal peer network.
Advisory ServicesMentorshipEntrepreneurial Strategy

Theo's dad

Dad in Chief

May 2020Present · 6 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

S4 search partners

Partner

Aug 2017Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • A specialized recruiting firm that delivers top, culture-aligned talent in legal, engineering, sales and leadership roles.
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionCulture Alignment

Arc | alinea relationship capital

Market Access Operator

Mar 2017Present · 9 yrs 2 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • When capital raisers, dealmakers, and talent hunters need the right room fast, I get them in. No broker chains, no wasted cycles.
  • When access and time are the constraint, I fix it.
Market AccessRelationship BuildingCapital RaisingDeal Flow

St. cloud capital

Chief Customer Officer

Mar 2014Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I led the end‑to‑end customer experience and commercial execution, ensuring the company delivered on its growth and value‑creation plan
Customer ExperienceCommercial ExecutionGrowth Strategy

Education

Ramapo College of New Jersey

BA in BS — Economics

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