Michael BellFounder

United States - Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

I am a veteran software CEO and entrepreneur. For the past 25 years, I have served as the chief operating executive in early-stage tech startups and as a division head in public company roles. My background has always centered around scaling software companies and building them into rapidly growing, efficient organizations. The key areas of my focus include:

- Driving growth
- Assembling high-performance teams
- Making companies operationally efficient
- Defining and executing a Go-To-Market plan
- Packaging, preparing and executing a capital strategy

My operating experience spans all functions of a software company, from product, engineering, all elements of go-to-market as well as all finance and administrative functions. My background is made up of equal parts strategy and execution.

I have extensive experience in raising capital for early-stage ventures. I have worked with a great many companies, in formal and informal roles, packaging and preparing for a fundraise, running a process, and scaling a company post-capital. I have led a variety of corporate transactions including debt, venture debt, seed, angel, growth capital, institutional equity, and strategic investment. Throughout my career, I have run both ends of the M&A process. multiple times.

In the operating roles that I have held, my sweet spot revolves around organizing leadership teams, defining success using operating metrics and establishing a culture for success.