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    • About Me
    • PHoto - When Thoughts become things
    • Writings
    • Podcasts
    • Podcasts
    • Conferences
    • Conferences
    • Conferences: Family Offices and NextGens
    • Conferences - NextGens
    • Conferences: Impact Investing and Philanthropy
    • Impact Investing and Philanthropy
    • Let's Humanize Finance
    • M4Fund
    • Sixth Man Capital
    • Contact Info
    • About Me
    • PHoto - When Thoughts become things
    • Writings
    • Podcasts
    • Podcasts
    • Conferences
    • Conferences
    • Conferences: Family Offices and NextGens
    • Conferences - NextGens
    • Conferences: Impact Investing and Philanthropy
    • Impact Investing and Philanthropy
    • Let's Humanize Finance
    • M4Fund
    • Sixth Man Capital
    • Contact Info
    • …  
      • About Me
      • PHoto - When Thoughts become things
      • Writings
      • Podcasts
      • Podcasts
      • Conferences
      • Conferences
      • Conferences: Family Offices and NextGens
      • Conferences - NextGens
      • Conferences: Impact Investing and Philanthropy
      • Impact Investing and Philanthropy
      • Let's Humanize Finance
      • M4Fund
      • Sixth Man Capital
      • Contact Info
      • About Me
      • PHoto - When Thoughts become things
      • Writings
      • Podcasts
      • Podcasts
      • Conferences
      • Conferences
      • Conferences: Family Offices and NextGens
      • Conferences - NextGens
      • Conferences: Impact Investing and Philanthropy
      • Impact Investing and Philanthropy
      • Let's Humanize Finance
      • M4Fund
      • Sixth Man Capital
      • Contact Info
        • About Me

          Hi, my name is Michael. I'm a technology investor and an undying supporter of entrepreneurship. I believe that startups can make the world a better place, so I try to help build them.

           

          I'm a Partner and Co-Founder of Broadhaven Ventures, a FinTech VC firm, where we have been an early investor in Liveoak Technologies (Acq. by DocuSign), Credijusto, Nowports, Kovi, Super Seguros, Bitso, Pomelo, Atrato, Conta Simples, Addi, Mendel, Houm, Farewill, Bridge, Surfboard, Starship HSA, Goodcover Insurance, Harvest (Acq. by Envestnet), Beam Solutions (Acq. by Jumio), Kyash, MoMo, Spenmo, Nextpay, Coupang, Honest Bank, Cadana, Gloria, Republic, Alt, Forge, Pipe, Sorare, Carta, Allocate, PartyRound, Invisible Universe, Angel City FC, MoneyLion, BioCatch, Klarna, and others soon to be announced.

           

          As Web3 undergoes financialization we have invested in various web3 areas. We have invested in Web3 infrastructure companies like Bitso, Republic, CoinList, Rainbow, Etherscan*, and Thesis (Fold App). Web3 on-ramp companies like Bitso, Republic, CoinList, Rainbow, Sorare, Axie Infinity, Chingari*, and Thesis (Fold App), NFT companies like Sorare*, Axie Infinity*, Rainbow, Eternal. Crypto Funds such as Polychain, Boost VC, Pantera, and Thesis.

           

          I sit or have sat on the Boards of Liveoak Technologies, Nowports, Starship HSA, Super Seguros, Harvest, and Credijusto.

           

          I am also a Venture Partner at Goodwater Capital, a leading consumer tech VC that has invested in Toss, Monzo, Stash, Tide, Kyash, ZeroDown, Xendit, Dosh, EverlyWell, and others.

          I have spent my career in financial technology as an investor and operator. I was employee #8 and a pre-product employee / SVP at iCapital Network, which has transformed the way alternative investments are bought and sold. I helped build the family office and wealth management networks at iCapital, which now has over $60 billion in assets and has received over $200 million in funding from investors including Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Blackstone, Carlyle, and WestCap. I was also the first sales hire and Director of Institutional Investments at Mosaic, a financing platform for solar loans that has originated over $1 billion in loans and has received $300 million in funding from Warburg Pincus. I started my career as an investment professional with Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments Group, a FinTech investing team in London.

           

          I am the founder of two podcasting and content platforms. Alt Goes Mainstream is a content platform that delivers the latest developments in the alternative investments space. There is everything from blog posts to podcasts with industry leaders to keep everyone up to speed with the latest trends in alternative investments. I am also the co-founder of a content platform, Community x Capital where Alexis Ohanian and I share our conversations about the collision of Community x Capital.

           

          I am also the Founder and Managing Member of M4Fund and Sixth Man Capital, investment vehicles dedicated to partnering with and investing in innovative financial technology companies that are reimagining the future of finance and technology.

        • ~ writings~

          Alt Goes Mainstream Substack

          Alt Goes Mainstream: The Indexing of the Alt Assets Universe

          We are at the dawn of an exciting time in the alternative asset space.

          There will be companies that come to define this space and help usher alternative assets into the mainstream investing world.

           

          This post maps out the alt assets space as we know it today. It defines what makes the potential Index Companies different and valuable, takes a look at who can be the potential Index Companies in this nascent space.

          Community x Capital Substack

          If money is what makes the world go around, it's community that keeps it turning.

          Alexis Ohanian is a long-time champion of creators and community. Michael Sidgmore is a long-time believer in democratizing access to financial services. We are living in unprecedented times. The way of working is being redefined. The meaning of money is being reshaped. Investing has become more social than ever and more mainstream than ever. People want to invest in culture. And the most powerful cultures are defined by a strong, engaged community.

           

          There are two things that are foundational to the human experience. One is capital and the other is community. Many of the most interesting opportunities of the future are a result of the merging of culture x finance, a collision of Community x Capital. Alexis and Michael are excited to share their thoughts on this topic because they believe that the next decade will be defined by Community x Capital.

          Medium

          Changing the game: How Alt is building the infrastructure for the sports card asset class

          Alt, who just announced their $31 million fundraise today, Alt, is on a mission to bring transparency and liquidity to the sports card asset class, enables investors to learn and discover asset values of cards, track the value, invest into, and store their card assets, is the Coinbase of the Card Economy. Alt is the gateway for individuals and institutions to access cards as an investable asset class. Investors can research, buy/sell, and store their cards.

          Medium

          How Farewill is changing the way the world deals with death

          We are surprisingly bad at planning for the deaths of ourselves and our loved ones. And we often put off planning for the inevitable until it’s too late.

           

          Farewill has brought dealing with death into the modern age with an end-to-end process, and they’ve done so in a way that allows people to confront death in a way that positively impacts them and their loved ones, both emotionally and financially.

          Medium

          Nowports: Shipping Happiness

          The car you’re driving, the phone you’re using, the clothes you’re wearing were, at one point, most likely transported by a maritime container and shipped across the ocean so that a company could sell those goods to a consumer. Shipping is the engine that powers global trade and an increasingly globalized economy.


          Nowports, a digital freight forwarder based in Monterrey, Mexico, is on a mission to revolutionize international logistics from factory to showroom — and every point along the journey.

          Medium

          Starship: A savings account with superpowers

          A changing workforce needs a different structure for workers. With 81% of American households subject to falling or flat incomes from 2005–2014 and increasing cost of living, many Americans have needed to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.


          That’s why Sean Engelking, Adam Pruden, and Christoph Oberhofer decided to team up to build Starship, a health savings account that is purpose-built for the future of work. as we aim to build a savings account with superpowers so that no American is left out in the cold when it comes to saving for healthcare and retirement.

          Medium

          Kovi: Driving job growth in ride hailing and mobility by unlocking value from underutilized workers and assets

          Ride hailing apps like Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing have unlocked an economic opportunity with the push of a button on a smartphone. In countries like Brazil, participation in the ride hailing economy is hindered by the fact that only 20% of Brazil's population owns a car. Kovi, a managed car rental marketplace for on-demand drivers, helps solve for the lack of car ownership and unlock economic opportunity for a large pool of potential drivers who otherwise would not be able to participate in the gig economy.

          Medium

          What Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Their Prospective Lead VC

          Part I

          Fundraising is possibly one of the hardest things that an entrepreneur has to do. It’s also one of the most important.

           

          This Medium post will be the first of a three-part series that will cover questions that entrepreneurs can ask their prospective VCs about their funds, how they think about board dynamics, and how they add value post-investment.

          The Guardian

          The Next Generation of Investors Seeks Purpose Alongside Profit

          With a $41tn wealth transfer from baby boomers to millennials comes hope for a shift towards addressing the world's biggest problems.

          In the first of a new series in the Guardian about millennials and sustainable finance, Michael Sidgmore talks profit with purpose.

          The Guardian

          From eBay to Lyft, Marketplace Businesses Can Solve Big Problems

          Peer-to-peer marketplaces have leveraged what venture capitalist Bill Gurley calls the "connective tissue of the internet" to bring us closer together. Some of today's marketplace businesses are now multi-billion dollar enterprises toppling the traditional incumbents in their respective industries.


          While much has been discussed about why and how marketplace businesses are great business models, what is less often discussed is how marketplace business models can help solve some of the world's biggest problems.

        • alt goes mainstream

          Alt Goes Mainstream is a content platform that delivers the latest developments in the alternative investments space directly to your inbox. There is everything from blog posts to podcasts with industry leaders to keep you up to speed with the latest trends in alternative investments.

          community x Capital

          Community x Capital is a podcast by Alexis Ohanian and Michael Sidgmore. We talk about all things at the collision of culture and finance.

          We believe that the next decade will be defined by Community x Capital so we are excited to share thoughts and stories about the intersection of these two industry-defining trends.

          Republic

          Profits to the People Podcast

          Michael Sidgmore, an early-stage FinTech investor and Partner at Broadhaven Ventures, shares his insights on the future of democratized finance and how to invest in your passions.

          Venture Unlocked with Samir Kaji

          Broadhaven Ventures' Michael Sidgmore on democratization of venture capital, why Alts are the future of private portfolios, and the role of wealth management firms.

          The boost VC podcast: The VC's role as the sixth Man

          In this episode of the Boost VC Podcast, Michael talks with Boost VC's Founder and Managing Director, Adam Draper.

           

          Adam and Michael cover a broad range of topics including how an early-stage VC is a lot like Shane Battier or Andre Iguodala in the role as the sixth man; his path to Broadhaven Ventures that included interning at literacy non-profit, Room to Read, while playing with a semi-pro soccer team in the UK; measuring impact and defining success; fintech's ability to make a profit and impact the lives of individuals to facilitate growth of the middle class in emerging markets; the evolution of fintech; the fintech emerging market opportunities; big brands becoming the fintech companies; the role of the VC, and how Broadhaven Ventures is building out their team to provide further value to it's portfolio companies.

          Wharton Fintech Podcast

          Why Alts are Going Mainstream

          In this episode, Michael discusses the evolution of the Alts landscape over the last decade and the major trends that will drive it forward .... and much more!

          rebank podcast: Fintech Opportunities in Latam with QED and Broadhaven Ventures

          Mike Packer, Partner at QED, and Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures, are active investors in Latin America, with collective portfolio companies including Credijusto, Loft, Nubank and many more.

           

          In this conversation, we discuss market dynamics, nuances and opportunities in Latin American fintech and much more.

          TearSheet podcast: Broadhaven venures' Michael sidgmore on global trends in embedded financeS

          In this episode of TEARSHEET, Micheal Sidgmore of Broadhaven Ventures talks to Suman Bhattacharyya about the diversity of pain points fintech companies are solving for globally and the evolution of the embedded finance paradigms among its portfolio companies and beyond.

        • Some conferences where I have spoken

          PreMoney 2021

          Moderator: The everyday investor: Platforms making everyone a venture capitalist

           

          Lendit Fintech Latam

          Moderator: Will Payroll Loans Be the Next Big Thing in Incusion?

           

          FINN SUMMIT Miami

           

          Moderator: Non-Fintechs Becoming Fintechs

          FinTech Silicon Valley

           

          Panelist: FinTech Investors

          FINNOSUMMIT

           

          Panelist: Venture Capital dives deep into Latin America

          The Startup Conference

           

          Panelist: Investor Panel

          LendIt Fintech USA

           

          Moderator: A New Gig for Financial Services: Delivering Financial Stability to a Changing Workforce

          Kansas City Techweek

           

          Panelist: "Venture Capital - Midwest vs. The World: East Cost, West Coast and No Coast"

           

           

          The Partners Summit

           

          Panelist: "The Next5: Technology Trends"

          Money20/20 USA

           

          Panelist: "Venture Capital Panel Discussion"

          BlockFin Summit

           

          Moderator: "Investing in Cryptofunds"

          FinTech Silicon Valley

           

          Panelist: "ICO Versus Venture Funding"

          Citywire Miami

           

          Keynote Speaker: "Understanding the Digital Gold Rush"

          NYU Stern FinTech

           

          Panelist: "VC - Startup Partnerships"

           

          Benzinga Fintech Summit

           

          Moderator: "Different Strokes for Different VCs: How Investors with Diverse Backgrounds Can Help Scale Your Company"

          FinTech Silicon Valley

           

          Panelist: "What are the differences between FinTech investors in Silicon Valley & New York?"

          FinTech Silicon Valley

           

          Panelist: "A Panel of Experts on the rise of Robo Advisors"

           

          CCC Alliance

          Moderator: Blockchain aka Cryptographic Distributed Ledgers - The Future of Finance?

           

        • Ignite

          Matter Family Office

          Featured Entrepreneur: Build a Career Worth Having

          FOX Wealth Advisor Forum

          Coral Gables

          Panelist: Generating New Value: Innovation in Engaging Millennials

           

          The Family Wealth Alliance

          Fall Forum

          Panelist: Family Succession & Leadership

          FOX Family Office Exchange

          Panelist: "The Client of the Future: Experience, Expectations and Engagement

        • London School of Economics

          Graduation Ceremony

          Speaker: LSE Alumni Commencement Speaker

          Campden North American Family Office Conference

          Moderator: Impact Investing in Practice

          US SIF

          Markets, Mission & Materiality

          Moderator: "Doing Good and Making Money: The Millennial Effect and Sustainable Investing

          Unreasonable Institute

          Funders Boot Camp

          Presenter and Founding Sponsor: Funders Boot Camp

        • Get in touch!

          Questions, comments, thoughts ... I would love to hear from you!

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          michael@sixthmancapital.com

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          Michael Sidgmore

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