Michael Gorman, Split Rock Partners

Michael Gorman is the co-founder and managing director of Split Rock Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Michael Gorman

Michael Gorman is the co-founder and managing director of Split Rock Partners, a venture capital firm he established in 2004 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, which now manages over $1 billion in capital. The firm’s investment thesis targets enterprise software, SaaS, and internet services companies, primarily at the Series A and Series B stages, with a geographic focus on the Upper Midwest and the West Coast. Split Rock typically invests check sizes between $10 million and $25 million and often acts as a lead investor in these rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Calabrio, which was sold to KKR for $200 million in 2016, as well as Code42, Alert Logic, Gravie, and VoloMetrix. Gorman serves on the board of Code42 and has over 25 years of experience investing in pioneering software and internet services firms. While he holds a JD/MBA from Harvard and is a passionate advocate for reading technology through his role as co-founder of Cascade Reading, there is no widely cited public writing or distinctive investment philosophy attributed specifically to him beyond the firm’s stated software-focused pivot in 2014.

Michael Gorman at a glance

Role
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Organization
Split Rock Partners
Location
Eden Prairie, MN
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Healthcare Devices and Supplies, Internet Software

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Michael Gorman at Split Rock Partners (Eden Prairie, MN) — sector focus: Healthcare Devices and Supplies, Internet Software.
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Michael Gorman is based in Eden Prairie, MN.

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