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Mike Davis

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Founding Partner at Olive Tree Ridge · Founder at MPOWER Financing

New York, New York, United States

Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $6M

FoundedMPOWER Financing

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About

Founder of Olive Tree Ridge and a Persian immigrant, technologist, and serial entrepreneur who has launched 13 startups across fintech and e-commerce. Has been featured on NASDAQ, TD Ameritrade, and Marketbeat.

Founder at MPOWER Financing

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MPOWER Financing's investors · 12

BreegaLondon · $540K – $16.2M checks · since 2019Builders + BackersCommunity Investment ManagementSan Francisco · $25M – $150M checks · since 2019Dreamit VenturesEstero · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2019ETS Strategic CapitalPrincetonFresco CapitalSingaporeGoldman SachsNew York · since 2019Gray Matters CapitalAtlanta · since 2019K Street CapitalWashington · since 2019Potentia CapitalSydney · since 2019VARIVMexico City · since 2019Village CapitalWashington · $50K – $400K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at MPOWER Financing

MSManu Smadja
Manu Smadja

Experience

  1. Olive Tree RidgeFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. VilCap InvestmentsManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Unique Davis SolutionsManaging Directorcurrent2001 — presentGreater New York City Area
  4. ForbesContributing Authorcurrent2023 — present
  5. MPOWER FinancingBoard Member + Co-founder2014 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  6. MPOWER FinancingChief Investment Officer + Co-founder2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
  7. MPOWER FinancingChief Technology Officer + Co-founder2014 — 2017New York, New York, United States
  8. AvonDirector, Innovation and Strategy2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  9. Natural CohesionOwner2004 — 2007
  10. FuseboxChief Technology Officer1999 — 2001
  11. SapientSr. Associate - Technology1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Private EquityFundraisingInvestment BankingEntrepreneurshipStart-ups84Social Media44Management Consulting24Business Strategy47Product Management30Business Development30Strategy59E-commerce12
+12 moreSoftware DevelopmentProgram ManagementOnline MarketingManagementAnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisMobile DevicesSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Product DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team Leadership

Languages English · Persian · Russian · Spanish

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Colleagues at Olive Tree Ridge

Elina Tunyan
Principal, Investment Team at Olive Tree Ridge
Gary Smith
Senior IT Executive at Olive Tree Ridge

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Davis?
Founder of Olive Tree Ridge and a Persian immigrant, technologist, and serial entrepreneur who has launched 13 startups across fintech and e-commerce. Has been featured on NASDAQ, TD Ameritrade, and Marketbeat.
Where does Mike Davis work?
Mike Davis is Founder of MPOWER Financing and Founding Partner at Olive Tree Ridge.
What check size does Mike Davis write?
Mike Davis typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
What companies did Mike Davis found?
Mike Davis founded MPOWER Financing.
Where did Mike Davis go to school?
Mike Davis studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Purdue University (BS, Computer and Electrical Engineering).

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