# Michael Kaufman

> Michael Kaufman is a Series A investor at CVP Management (Boston) backing Medical and Health Care. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CVP Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonangels)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2010
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-b-kaufman-66541b

Michael Kaufman is a Series A investor at CVP Management in Boston focused on Medical and Health Care. Michael is managing partner of Knowledge Based Transactions (KBT), a healthcare technology advisory firm based in Boston. KBT provides merger and acquisition, alliance, and strategic consulting services to healthcare technology firms. He was previously Executive Vice President of Eclipsys Corporation (ECLP). At Eclipsys, he was responsible forall of the company’s corporate development activity including mergers and acquisitions, alliances, product strategy, and new business development. As a key member of the executive team, he had a key role in bringing the company public, and growing the company to a billion dollar plus major player in the Healthcare Information Technology arena.Prior to Eclipsys, Michael was the CEO of SDK Healthcare Information Systems. SDK was founded in 1961 as the first company in healthcare computing. SDK provided industry leading revenue cycle systems to major hospitals across the country. In 1997, the company was one of two companies merged to form Eclipsys Corporation.He is on the national council of Washington University in St Louis and serves on the advisory board of the Health Sector Management program of the Graduate School of Management at Boston University. He serves on the board of several early stage Healthcare technology companies and venture capital firms.He holds a BA and an MBA from Boston University and an MSW in social policy and administration from Washington University in St Louis.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MedVentive | MedVentive provides leading-edge technology solutions that enable physician groups, integrated delivery systems, health plans and self-insured employers to effect meaningful and measurable change in the quality and cost of the care they deliver to patients.Founded in 1997 by physicians, MedVentive has been at the forefront of the development ofinnovative and clinically sophisticated solutions to reduce healthcare costs and improve healthcare quality. | $2.8M | Series C | Jul 13, 2010 |  |
| MedVentive | MedVentive provides leading-edge technology solutions that enable physician groups, integrated delivery systems, health plans and self-insured employers to effect meaningful and measurable change in the quality and cost of the care they deliver to patients.Founded in 1997 by physicians, MedVentive has been at the forefront of the development ofinnovative and clinically sophisticated solutions to reduce healthcare costs and improve healthcare quality. | $7.2M | Series C | Sep 28, 2009 |  |
| MedVentive | MedVentive provides leading-edge technology solutions that enable physician groups, integrated delivery systems, health plans and self-insured employers to effect meaningful and measurable change in the quality and cost of the care they deliver to patients.Founded in 1997 by physicians, MedVentive has been at the forefront of the development ofinnovative and clinically sophisticated solutions to reduce healthcare costs and improve healthcare quality. | $3.5M | Series B | Jul 30, 2008 |  |
| MedVentive | MedVentive provides leading-edge technology solutions that enable physician groups, integrated delivery systems, health plans and self-insured employers to effect meaningful and measurable change in the quality and cost of the care they deliver to patients.Founded in 1997 by physicians, MedVentive has been at the forefront of the development ofinnovative and clinically sophisticated solutions to reduce healthcare costs and improve healthcare quality. | $4M | Series A | Oct 10, 2006 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LRVHealth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/long-river-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CB Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cb-health-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Core Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Excel Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excel-venture-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CVP Management

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

CVP Management is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup, early Series A, and early stage investments. It does not invest in life sciences, medical devices and energy production companies as well as businesses that require $5 million to $10 million of upfront capital before validating the concept. CVP Management seeks to invest inbeta, working prototype, and go-to-market stages. It prefers to invest in Information Technology infrastructure with focus on software application, internet, digital media, digital marketing, vertical SAAS, cloud, embedded software, mobile, financial service technologies, and cutting-edge information technology ventures. CVP Management invests in companies based in the Northeast corridor with a concentration on Boston, New York and Toronto. It typically invests between 0.1 million and $1 million and for Seed and Series A rounds it invests between $1 million and $3.5 million. CVP Management invests in companies with enterprise value of $5 million. It prefers to have a seat on the company’s board of directors in its portfolio companies. CVP Management prefers to invest in preferred stock. It began operation on June 1, 1998, with its headquarters in Cambridge in Massachusetts with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts.

5 contacts available at CVP Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Macey | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-macey |
| Michael Kaufman | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-kaufman-3 |
| Michael Kaufman | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-b-kaufman |
| Peter Bleyleben | Investment Committee and Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-bleyleben |
| Preston Ford | Venture Partner and Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/preston-ford-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Kaufman invest in?

Michael Kaufman invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Michael Kaufman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Kaufman closed in Jul 2010. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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