Mike Levinthal

Bio

Mike Levinthal is a seasoned venture capital professional with over 25 years of investing experience. He brings deep experience in deal structuring, portfolio company oversight, coaching entrepreneurs and fund management to 2x Consumer Products Growth Partners. Mike spent 20 years as a General Partner with the Mayfield Fund where they raised and managed 6 funds totaling $1.4 billion during that time. He sponsored such successes as Citrix, Concur Technologies, Heartstream, Pure Software and WebMethods. Mike also founded Mayfield Software Partners, a side fund consisting of 20 leading software entrepreneurs as investors, and ONSET Partners, a venture firm specializing in incubating new companies. He started his career in venture capital at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). In addition, Mike has been involved in consumer investing, including Pete's Wicked Ale and High West Distillery (both beverage companies), Blue Marlin (memorabilia), Skull Candy (consumer electronics) and Il Fornaio (restaurants). Mike currently sits on the board of several private companies includingOrabrush (2x Partners investment),Applabs, Alliance Health, Swarmbuilder, Zinch, Matchbin and High West Distillery. He was on the board of Altiris (NASDAQ: ATRS) until its acquisition by Symantec for close to $1 billion. He has served as an advisory board member to the Stanford Technology Venture Program and established the Mayfield Fellows program at Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley. Mike holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and received both his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Engineering from Stanford University.