Michael Smerklo Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 5

  • Portfolio
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 3

Exits

Michael Smerklo General Information

Description

Mr. Michael Smerklo is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures. Mr. Smerklo serves as Board Member at BrainCheck. He serves as Board Member at Street Smarts VR. He was an Investor of Dekos Capital. He serves as Advisory Board Member and investor at Lionfield Capital. He serves as a Board Member at SiteOwl, AlertMedia, CrowdHealth, EverlyWell, and Hip eCommerce. He served as Board Member at First Dollar. He is the Founder and serves as a Managing Member of True North Ventures. He serves as an Investment Committee Member at Next Coast ETA. He served as an Advisor at ApplicantsPlus. Previously, he founded the Service Executive Industry Board and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ServiceSource. He is also a Board Observer at Lecorpio. He serves as an Advisor at Cloverpop. He previously served as a Board Member at OnRamp Access and Stoplight. He also served as a Board Member at Osano. He serves as an Advisor at Cloverpop. He received his MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern (with distinction) and a BS in Accounting from Miami University (Ohio). He serves as Board Member at Workweek.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Austin, TX
  • United States

Michael Smerklo Investments (5)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Aria Systems 12-Sep-2017 Later Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
RealSavvy 21-Sep-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Lecorpio 28-Jul-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Cloverpop 27-Apr-2015 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
AttaTeam 02-Mar-2015 Angel (individual) Application Software Out of Business

Michael Smerklo Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Cloverpop 27-Jul-2021 Merger/Acquisition
AttaTeam 01-Feb-2020
RealSavvy 01-Oct-2019

Michael Smerklo Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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Michael Smerklo FAQs

  • Who is Michael Smerklo?

    Michael Smerklo is an angel Investor who has made 5 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Michael Smerklo?

    Michael Smerklo is an angel investor.

  • What does Michael Smerklo do?

    As an angel investor, Michael Smerklo invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Michael Smerklo invested in?

    Michael Smerklo has made numerous investments in companies like Aria Systems, RealSavvy, and Lecorpio within the Financial Software and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Michael Smerklo invested in recently?

    Michael Smerklo's latest investment was on 12-Sep-2017 in Aria Systems, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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