Michael Rivera Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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4
- Exits
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4
Michael Rivera General Information
Description
Mr. Michael Rivera serves as Chief Strategy Officer at the Association for Corporate Growth. He oversees ACG's chapters, operations, membership, marketing, communications and leadership development across local, regional, national and international levels. With nearly twenty years of experience in new business development, management consulting and strategic planning, he creates and executes scalable solutions that support ACG's mission and vision. Before becoming Chief Strategy Officer, he was Executive Director for ACG Los Angeles and CEO for the ACG West Region. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer, of ACG West Region & ACG Los Angeles National Chapter at the Association for Corporate Growth. He serves as an Adjunct Facility at USC Marshall School of Business. Mr. Michael Rivera Founded 6th Street Investments. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of RenewU and President and co-founder of YouBeYou. He is the Founding Director of the University of Southern California's Marshall Venture Fund, an industry-agnostic venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups founded by USC students, alumni, faculty and staff. Michael developed and taught a second-year MBA course at USC called the Marshall Venture Lab and served as a mentor for Quake Accelerator and Blackstone LaunchPad in Los Angeles. Before joining ACG, he spent over a decade as the Founder and President of Santa Monica-based 6th Street Ventures, an early-stage investment firm. He co-founded Westside Trading Company, a commodity trading firm based in central California, where he managed international banking and operations while actively trading commodities. Michael began his career as an attorney and registered lobbyist in Washington, D.C. representing corporate clients. He received his J.D. from the Pennsylvania State University School of Law and his B.A. from Georgetown University.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Los Angeles, CA
- United States
Michael Rivera Investments (4)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Sidewire | 16-Sep-2015 | Seed Round | Information Services (B2C) | Out of Business | ||
Event Farm | 29-May-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Agile Labs | 20-Jul-2014 | Seed Round | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business | ||
OnFarm Systems | 29-Oct-2013 | Early Stage VC | Database Software | Generating Revenue |
Michael Rivera Exits (4)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Event Farm | 12-Jul-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
OnFarm Systems | 26-Jun-2018 | ||
Sidewire | 27-Jun-2017 | Out of Business | |
Agile Labs | 01-Sep-2015 | Out of Business |
Michael Rivera Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Michael Rivera FAQs
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Who is Michael Rivera?
Michael Rivera is an angel Investor who has made 4 investments.
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What kind of investor is Michael Rivera?
Michael Rivera is an angel investor.
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What does Michael Rivera do?
As an angel investor, Michael Rivera invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Michael Rivera invested in?
Michael Rivera has made numerous investments in companies like Sidewire, Event Farm, and Agile Labs within the Information Services (B2C), Business/Productivity Software, and Social/Platform Software industries.
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What has Michael Rivera invested in recently?
Michael Rivera's latest investment was on 16-Sep-2015 in Sidewire, a company within the Information Services (B2C) industry.
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