About
Mike Shanahan is Chief Financial Officer at Venture Guides, with over 40 years of experience as an investor working with 80 early-stage technology companies and serving on more than 20 private company boards, in addition to various interim management roles. He previously spent three years as a senior operating executive at SevOne and manages a local media group that produces 10 community-focused publications on the North Shore of Boston. His areas of focus include finance, strategy, corporate development, planning, governance, capitalization, and compensation.
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Experience
- Venture GuidesChief Financial Officercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Healthrageous LLCStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — presentVirginia
- Essex Media GroupChairman & CEOcurrent2014 — presentLynn, MA
- Egan Managed CapitalManaging Partner & Foundercurrent1997 — presentBoston
- SevOneFormer CFO & SVP of Operations2014 — 2018Boston & Wilmington Delaware
- Vivify - formerly Nexaweb TechnologiesBoard Member2002 — 2017
- AppNetaBoard Member2008 — 2017
- HighRoadsBoard Member2012 — 2016
- Acacia Communications Inc.Board Observer2012 — 2016Maynard, MA
- Whaleback Managed ServicesBoard Member2006 — 2014
- Healthrageous, Inc.Board Member2012 — 2013
- VXI CorporationBoard Member2009 — 2012
- OnePINBoard Member2006 — 2011
- GenalyticsBoard Member2000 — 2009
- SoftraxBoard Member1998 — 2008
- IntelliVid CorporationBoard Member2003 — 2008Cambridge
- Network IntelligenceBoard Member2002 — 2006Westwood, MA
- Network EnginesBoard Member1998 — 2001Canton, MA
- Terascape SoftwareBoard Member1997 — 1999
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions10Start-ups29Product Management2Investments7Venture Capital36Strategic Partnerships16Entrepreneurship4Cloud Computing3Business Development6Corporate Development2Finance2Yodeling1
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ManagementStrategyLeadershipSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Burton
CEO, commercetools at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Smith
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Anton Simunovic
Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ava Simunovic
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Albright
Managing Director, Bain Capital at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Brofft
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ben Holzman
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Benjamin Nye
Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Shanahan?
- Mike Shanahan is Chief Financial Officer at Venture Guides, with over 40 years of experience as an investor working with 80 early-stage technology companies and serving on more than 20 private company boards, in addition to various interim management roles. He previously spent three years as a senior operating executive at SevOne and manages a local media group that produces 10 community-focused publications on the North Shore of Boston. His areas of focus include finance, strategy, corporate development, planning, governance, capitalization, and compensation.
- Where does Mike Shanahan work?
- Mike Shanahan is CFO at Venture Guides Management, L.P..
- Where did Mike Shanahan go to school?
- Mike Shanahan studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); College of the Holy Cross (AB, Economics).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended College of the Holy Cross52
Nick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Sarah KimballInvestor at Spark CapitalLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelGabrielle BrigantiCommunications Associate at Deerfield Management CompanyJohn DelfinoPartner, General Counsel at TCVAdriana RocheHead of Talent at Uncork Capital
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