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Mike Droesch

Partner

Mike Droesch is a partner in the Cambridge office primarily focusing on cloud software, infrastructure, developer platforms, and B2B marketplaces. He currently serves on the board of directors for Tackle.io, Cypress, Netography, Optimal Dynamics, and Vector.ai.

Previously, Mike worked with a few venture-backed startups in Boston, including two Bessemer portfolio companies, Fuze and InsightSquared, where he supported sales operations and analytics efforts. He started his career as a systems engineer and then spent nearly three years in management consulting at Navigant, where he helped companies build new businesses around emerging energy and infrastructure technologies in the U.S. and Middle East.

He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master’s Degree in naval architecture and engineering from the University of Michigan, and a degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts University.

“We are still in the early days of the digitization of B2B commerce, a massive shift that is being driven by bold founders with the ambition to transform the largest industries on the planet.”

Companies

ACV Auctions *

ACV Auctions

NASDAQ: ACVA

ACV Auctions provides a mobile app and web platform that allows car dealers to quickly buy and sell wholesale vehicles through live auctions.

ACV went public in March 2021 (NASDAQ: ACVA).

Capsule8 *

Capsule8

ACQUIRED BY: SOPHOS

Capsule8 is an information technology company that develops real-time zero-day attack detection at production scale. Capsule8 was acquired by Sophos in July 2021.

Devo

Devo

Devo unlocks the full value of machine data for the world’s most instrumented enterprises by putting more data to work now.

Netography

Netography

Netography is a network security platform intended to detect and block malicious traffic to defend networks.

Electric

Electric

Electric provides all-in-one, real-time tech support for small and mid-size businesses.

Okera *

Okera

ACQUIRED BY: DATABRICKS

Okera enables the management of data access and governance at scale for today’s modern heterogeneous data environments.

Okera was acquired by Databricks in May 2023.

Optimal Dynamics

Optimal Dynamics

Optimal Dynamics brings next-generation AI to the logistics industry. It enables logistics companies to automate and optimize their operations.

Portainer

Portainer

Portainer is a universal container management tool.

Scytale *

Scytale

ACQUIRED BY: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

Scytale helps engineers securely and easily build identity-drive, large-scale distributed software using technologies like SPIFFE.io. In February 2020, Scytale was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Sisense

Sisense

Sisense simplifies business analytics for complex data by providing a complete solution for preparing, analyzing and visualizing big data.

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