Michael Gilroy Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 5

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Michael Gilroy General Information

Biography

Mr. Michael Gilroy serves as a Board Member at Clara. He served as Co-Chief Operating Officer of Growth, Head of Fintech & General Partner at Coatue Management. He served as a Board Observer at Boost Insurance. He serves as a Board Member at Satispay. He serves as a Board Member at Pinwheel. Previously, he served as a Partner at Canaan Partners. He serves as a Board Member at CloudWalk. He also served as a Board Observer at Bellhops. He invests in entrepreneurs building enterprise software and fintech companies. He served as a Board Member at Beam Solutions. He is interested in talking to founders building the next-generation enterprise tools and fintech solving the structural issues in finance. Deeply passionate about building the entrepreneurial community in fintech, he launched Canaan's FinTech Central in 2015, a quarterly event series covering trends in fintech. Previously, he advised technology companies with GCA Savvian and Matrix Capital. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He served as a Board Member at Rocketrip and Bond. He serves as a Board Member at Satispay.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member, Clara
Education
University of California, Berkeley, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • Av. Sonora 46 Piso 4, Col. Roma Norte
  • Alc, Cuauhtemoc
  • Mexico City, 06700
  • Mexico

Michael Gilroy Board Seats (5)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Clara Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Sao Paulo, Brazil
CloudWalk Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pinwheel (Financial Software) Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Satispay Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Step Other Financial Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA

Michael Gilroy Lead Partner on Deals (29)

Michael Gilroy has been the lead partner on 29 deals. Their latest deal was with Clara, a financial software company. The deal was made for on 26-Apr-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Clara 26-Apr-2023 Early Stage VC (Series B2) Completed Financial Software Sao Paulo, Brazil
Arta Finance 02-Nov-2022 Completed Financial Software Mountain View, CA
Satispay 27-Sep-2022 Completed Financial Software Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Pinwheel (Financial Software) 18-Jan-2022 Completed Financial Software New York, NY
Silverflow 16-Dec-2021 Completed Financial Software Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pleo 09-Dec-2021 Completed Financial Software Copenhagen, Denmark
Clara 06-Dec-2021 Completed Financial Software Sao Paulo, Brazil
CloudWalk 20-Nov-2021 Completed Financial Software Sao Paulo, Brazil
CloudWalk 08-Sep-2021 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Financial Software Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pinwheel (Financial Software) 02-Jun-2021 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Financial Software New York, NY

Michael Gilroy Network (352)

Board Members (99)

Name Company Representing Location From
James Aviles CloudWalk Self Sao Paulo, Brazil
Behzad Malek Ph.D CloudWalk Self Sao Paulo, Brazil
CloudWalk CloudWalk Sao Paulo, Brazil
ContentSquare Eurazeo Paris, France
Beam Solutions Self San Francisco, CA

Portfolio Executives (219)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Juan Dominguez JD Clara Chief People & Culture Officer 26-Apr-2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diego García Clara Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 26-Apr-2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Clara Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 26-Apr-2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Clara Chief Financial Officer 26-Apr-2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Clara Global Finance Director 26-Apr-2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fund Team Members (34)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Colleen Cuffaro Ph.D Canaan Partners Canaan X San Francisco, CA
Warren Lee Canaan Partners Canaan X San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA

Michael Gilroy Affiliated Funds (7)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Canaan X Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2015
Canaan VIII Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2007
Canaan IX Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2013
Canaan Partners Israel Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2016
Canaan Equity II Entrepreneurs Canaan Partners Venture - General Closed 2014

Michael Gilroy FAQs

  • Who is Michael Gilroy?

    Mr. Michael Gilroy serves as a Board Member at Clara.

  • How much does Michael Gilroy typically invest?

    Michael Gilroy's median deal size is .

  • What is Michael Gilroy’s main position?

    Michael Gilroy’s primary position is Board Member.

  • How many active board seats does Michael Gilroy hold?

    Michael Gilroy holds 5 board seats including Clara, CloudWalk, Pinwheel (Financial Software), Satispay, and Step.

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