Michael Cortez
InvestorPartner at ForgePoint Capital
United Kingdom
Writes $5M – $30M checks · typically $17M
Experience
- Forgepoint CapitalPartner, Forgepoint Capital2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Aim Security (Now part of Cato Networks)Seed Investor2024 — 2025
- Vulcan Cyber, a Tenable CompanySeed Investor2019 — 2025
- Miggo SecuritySeed Investor2024
- MinimusSeed Investor2023 — 2024
- Eureka Security (Acquired by Tenable)Seed Investor2021 — 2024
- Valence SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2024
- Grip SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2024
- CycodeSeed Investor2019 — 2024
- YL VenturesPartner2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Medigate by ClarotySeed Investor2019 — 2022
- build.security (acquired by Elastic)Seed Investor2020 — 2021
- Goldman SachsAssociate || Investment Banking Division2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Home Junction, Inc.GIS Product Manager and Senior Data Analyst2012 — 2015San Diego, CA and Atlanta, GA
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- Fordham UniversityBA, Economics
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Economics, Accounting
Skills & more
Venture Capital19Entrepreneurship16Start-ups17Investments7Alternative Investments12Portfolio Management9Hedge Funds7Investment Banking3Financial Services5Data Analysis4Asset Management4Capital Markets5
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Financial ModelingValuationSecuritiesRisk ManagementAsset ManagmentFinancial AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Due DiligenceManagementLeadershipNegotiationsArcGISFrom Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at ForgePoint Capital
Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Andres Andreu
Venture Consultant at ForgePoint Capital
Andrew McClure
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Casilda Angulo
Vice President at ForgePoint Capital
Damien Henault
Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital International at ForgePoint Capital
Donald Dixon
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Dr. Shane Shook
Investor at ForgePoint Capital
Ernie Bio
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Network2
Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Chenxi Wang
General Partner at Rain Capital
Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michael Cortez work?
- Michael Cortez is Partner at ForgePoint Capital.
- What check size does Michael Cortez write?
- Michael Cortez typically writes checks of $5M – $30M.
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Shared employers
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