Mike Fitzgerald
InvestorFounderPartner at High Alpha · Limited Partner Advisor; Co-Founder & Partner of High Alpha at 1809 Capital · Board director at Mandolin · Board director at Pimly · Board director at Tenonhq
Fishers, Indiana
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedHigh Alpha
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About
Limited Partner Advisor to 1809 Capital and co-founder/partner at venture studio High Alpha. He previously led corporate development at ExactTarget and Salesforce and co-founded Octiv.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Mandolin
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Mandolin's investors · 8
Co-founders at Mandolin
Board director at Pimly
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Pimly's investors · 2
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Board director at Tenonhq
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Tenonhq's investors · 1
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Experience
- IU Health FoundationBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- AskElephantBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Boost My SchoolBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Geographic Expeditions (GeoEx)Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Common TrustBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- StitchBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- TenonBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- PimlyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- RheaplyBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- High AlphaPartnercurrent2015 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana
- High Alpha InnovationBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- EncampBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- LogicGateBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- CastironBoard Member2021 — 2024
- AnvlBoard Member2018 — 2024
- DemandwellBoard Member2021 — 2024
- SyrupBoard Member2022 — 2023
- TerminusBoard Member2019 — 2022
- MandolinBoard Member2020 — 2022
- CanopyBoard Member2019 — 2021
- SocioBoard Member2019 — 2021
- LessonlyBoard Member2012 — 2021
- SigstrBoard Member2016 — 2019
- Orr FellowshipBoard Member2014 — 2019
- young actors theatreBoard Member2014 — 2019
- TinderBox, LLCCo-Founder and Board Member (Aquired by Conga)2009 — 2017
- Gravity Ventures LLCCo-Founder2008 — 2016
- ExactTargetEVP, Corporate Development (Acquired by Salesforce)2010 — 2015
- Oxygen Education LLCCEO2009 — 2010
- Ascendium, Inc.Founder2008 — 2009
- RICS SoftwarePresident2006 — 2009
- Roche DiagnosticsDirector, Corporate Venturing2001 — 2005
- Whittman-Hart / marchFIRSTDirector, Business Develpoment1998 — 2001
Deals · 8
OpendateBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Mar 2026 · $7M raise
EncampBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Jun 2022 · $35M raise
Base HQ, Inc.Board seat
via High Alpha · filed Jun 2021 · $2M raise
AnvlBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Apr 2021 · $4M raise
MandolinBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Apr 2021 · $5M raise
CastedBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Jan 2020 · $2.8M raise
Loupe SoftwareBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Dec 2019 · $2.3M raise
DoxlyBoard seat
via High Alpha · filed Sep 2016 · $2.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
AttentiveBaseBoardableBolsterBoost My SchoolBotkeeperCanopyClearScholarCordialCraft.coCrowdRiffCuredDocketDroneDeployDwollaENGAGE TalentFilo.coG2IntegrateKevalaLessonlyLogicGateMalomoMetacxNacelleNarvarOctivPattern89Pimlyproject44RheaplySalesLoftSigstrSocioStructuralSupersideSyrupTenonTerminusThe Mom ProjectTINYpulseValence CommunityVibenomicsVisible.vcWhen I WorkWovenYourcoZoro CardZylo
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at High Alpha
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Fitzgerald?
- Limited Partner Advisor to 1809 Capital and co-founder/partner at venture studio High Alpha. He previously led corporate development at ExactTarget and Salesforce and co-founded Octiv.
- Where does Mike Fitzgerald work?
- Mike Fitzgerald is Co-founder of High Alpha and Partner at High Alpha and Board director at Mandolin and Board director at Pimly and Board director at Tenonhq.
- What check size does Mike Fitzgerald write?
- Mike Fitzgerald typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Mike Fitzgerald found?
- Mike Fitzgerald founded High Alpha.
- What boards does Mike Fitzgerald sit on?
- Mike Fitzgerald holds tracked board seats at Anvl, Base HQ, Inc., Casted, Doxly, Encamp, Loupe Software, Mandolin, Opendate.
- What companies has Mike Fitzgerald invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anvl, Attentive, Base, Boardable, Bolster, Boost My School, Botkeeper, Canopy, Casted, ClearScholar, Cordial, Craft.co, and 42 more.
- Where did Mike Fitzgerald go to school?
- Mike Fitzgerald studied at Miami University (BA, Communication).
Founder mafias
Miami University mafia77
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Exact Target mafia10
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High Alpha mafia9
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Lessonly mafia5
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Doxly mafia4
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Same school
Also attended Miami University269
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