Mike Gonzalez

About Mike Gonzalez

Back to building! In early 2025, I took a quick tour as Senior Advisor at the U.S. Office…

Experience

1. Investor

   Mg Ventures

   Jan 2019 — Present

   I make small investments in founders and businesses I have deep conviction in. I mostly invest in people I know. Teamshares acquires small businesses and helps them become employee-owned. Since our seed investment, they\'ve acquired 90 companies, employ over 2,500 people, and helped employees earn $30M in equity. Alex Eu and Michael Brown founded Teamshares, and raised over $200M in equity and $150M in debt from QED, Spark, USV, Khosla, and Slow Ventures.Thoropass provides software and services to manage SOC2, PCI, HIPAA, and other compliance programs. Since our seed investment, they\'ve added customers and completed 500+ audits in 2024. Austin Ogilvie, Sam Li, and Eva Pittas founded the company and raised nearly $100M in capital from J.P. Morgan, Bain Capital, and Nyca.XP Health is the leading AI-powered platform for vision care. They work with carriers and employers to provide their members with the most efficient and delightful vision experience. Founded by James Wong and Antonio Moraes, XP Health has served thousands of customers and more than people since our pre-seed investment.Additional pre-seed or seed investments include Allara Health, Benbase, Clazar, Dock, Mozart Data, and Span.