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Morgan Gerlak

Investor

Partner at TCV · Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures

Menlo Park

About

Morgan Gerlak is a Partner at TCV focused on the firm's Velocity strategy, investing in earlier and expansion-stage companies, with partnerships including Albert Invent, Arize, Cloudsmith, Elisity, Legit Security, Nagomi, Upwind, and formerly Avalor. Before TCV he worked at Forgepoint Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and began his career in technology investment banking at Boston Meridian Partners.

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Oxford University (M.B.A.) Studied at Brown University (B.A.)
Hobbies
Gerlak is a lifelong Baltimore Ravens fan and believes most things taste better with Old Bay Seasoning. Gerlak enjoys cycling in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From Morgan's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. TCVPartnercurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. Onyx SecurityInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  3. Fireworks AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  4. Actively AIInvestor & Boardcurrent2026 — present
  5. ArchyInvestor & Boardcurrent2025 — present
  6. SquintInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  7. CloudsmithInvestor & Boardcurrent2025 — present
  8. ElisityInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  9. Upwind SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. Albert InventInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  11. Nagomi SecurityInvestor & Boardcurrent2024 — present
  12. Arize AIInvestor & Boardcurrent2022 — present
  13. Legit SecurityInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. Avalor SecurityInvestor & Board2023 — 2024
  15. Forgepoint CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2022San Mateo, California, United States
  16. Goldman SachsGrowth Equity2018 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  17. Boston Meridian PartnersInvestment Banking2016 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States

Investments

Investor

ActivelyAlbert InventArchyArizeAvalorCloudsmithElisityFireworks aiLegit SecurityNagomiOnyx SecuritySquintUpwind

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at TCV

Aaron Ford
Partner, Data Intelligence Group at TCV
Alex Flor
Associate at TCV
Alexander Wortmann
Partner at TCV
Amol Helekar
General Partner at TCV
Amy Bohutinsky
Operating Partner at TCV
Andrea Cambria
Principal, Head of Valuation at TCV
Anita Pramoda
Executive Advisor at TCV
Arianne Balducci
Head of People at TCV

Network2

Bryant Barr
Founding Partner at Penny Jar Capital Venture
David Zhang
Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures

Investors connected to Morgan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Morgan Gerlak?
Morgan Gerlak is a Partner at TCV focused on the firm's Velocity strategy, investing in earlier and expansion-stage companies, with partnerships including Albert Invent, Arize, Cloudsmith, Elisity, Legit Security, Nagomi, Upwind, and formerly Avalor. Before TCV he worked at Forgepoint Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and began his career in technology investment banking at Boston Meridian Partners.
Where does Morgan Gerlak work?
Morgan Gerlak is Partner at TCV.
What companies has Morgan Gerlak invested in?
Investments tracked here include Actively, Albert Invent, Archy, Arize, Avalor, Cloudsmith, Elisity, Fireworks ai, Legit Security, Nagomi, Onyx Security, Squint, and 1 more.
Where did Morgan Gerlak go to school?
Morgan Gerlak studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Oxford (Master of Science (MSc)); Brown University (Bachelor of Arts (BA)).

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