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Mike Smerklo

Investor

Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures

Austin, Texas

Writes $3M – $5M checks · typically $4M

About

Co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures, author of 'Mr. Monkey and Me', and board member of several portfolio companies including Crowdhealth, Everly Health and Submittable. Former CEO of ServiceSource and business development director at Opsware. MBA from Kellogg, BS from Miami University of Ohio.

Experience

  1. Next Coast VenturesCo Founder & Managing Director - Investorcurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. www.mikesmerklo.comAuthor / Mentorcurrent2010 — present
  3. Current boards: EverlyWell · Flip AI · Workweek · CrowdHealth · BrainCheck · LeanDNA - SubmittableBoard Member - Investor2003 — 2026
  4. ServiceSource (Chairman) · SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC), 10+ exitsBoard Member - Operator & Investor2003 — 2020
  5. ServiceSourceChairman and CEO - Operator2003 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Opsware (formerly LoudCloud)Senior Director of Business Development - Operator2000 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Morgan Stanley, Ernest & YoungInvestment Banking / CPA1991 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Marketing1996 — 1997
  2. Miami UniversityBachelor of Science, Accounting1987 — 1991

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Growth InvestingOperations ManagementCloud Computing83Entrepreneurship19Managed Services13Customer Satisfaction14Customer Retention9Strategic Partnerships29Solution Selling14Start-ups48Account Management6
+12 moreAnalyticsBusiness AlliancesBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCRMChannel PartnersCustomer AcquisitionCustomer ServiceSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)
  • Certified Public Accountant

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Same school

Deals · 2

Alert MediaBoard seat

via Next Coast Ventures · filed Jan 2019 · $32M raise

PhlurBoard seat

via Next Coast Ventures · filed Aug 2016 · $2M raise

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Colleagues at Next Coast Ventures

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