Michael Chasen Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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6
- Exits
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5

Michael Chasen General Information
Description
Mr. Michael Chasen is a Co-Founder of SocialRadar. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at PrecisionHawk. He is also a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Class. Mr. Chasen serves as Board Member at Symplicity. Before PrecisionHawk, he was the co-founder and CEO of Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leader in the global eLearning space. He grew Blackboard to serve over 30,000 institutions worldwide and had 3,000 employees and 20 offices around the world. He took Blackboard public in 2004 and ran it as a public company for 7 years before selling it to Providence Equity Partners for $1.7B. Mr. Chasen then started SocialRadar, a company specializing in improving location accuracy on SmartPhones, which he sold to Verizon in 2016. He has his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and got his MBA from Georgetown.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Washington, DC
- United States
Michael Chasen Investments (6)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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nvite | 18-Aug-2014 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Speek | 27-Feb-2014 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | |||
PopExpert | 21-May-2013 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Speek | 22-Mar-2013 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Parchment | 13-Feb-2012 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
EVERFI | 02-Sep-2010 | Early Stage VC | Educational Software | Profitable |
Michael Chasen Exits (5)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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EVERFI | 31-Dec-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Parchment | 11-Feb-2020 | ||
nvite | 31-Mar-2017 | ||
PopExpert | 12-Apr-2016 | Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg | |
Speek | 29-Jun-2015 | Merger/Acquisition |
Michael Chasen Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Michael Chasen FAQs
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Who is Michael Chasen?
Michael Chasen is an angel Investor who has made 6 investments.
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What kind of investor is Michael Chasen?
Michael Chasen is an angel investor.
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What does Michael Chasen do?
As an angel investor, Michael Chasen invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Michael Chasen hold?
Michael Chasen holds a board seat in Symplicity.
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What has Michael Chasen invested in?
Michael Chasen has made numerous investments in companies like nvite, Speek, and PopExpert within the Business/Productivity Software, Communication Software, and Social/Platform Software industries.
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What has Michael Chasen invested in recently?
Michael Chasen's latest investment was on 18-Aug-2014 in nvite, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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