# Michael Batnick

> Michael Batnick is a seed investor at Ritholtz Wealth Management backing Financial Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ritholtz Wealth Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ritholtz-wealth-management)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-batnick-cfa-a04a9a63/

Michael Batnick is a seed investor at Ritholtz Wealth Management in New York focused on Financial Services and Finance. Michael Batnick is the Director of Research and Managing Partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management, the author of The Irrelevant Investor Blog. His new book, Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments, is coming out in June 2018. Michael is co-hosts the podcast Animal Spirits with Ben Carlson.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.6M–$8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Data Integration | 1 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Focal | Focal saves financial advisors 8+ hours per week by automating time-consuming tasks before, during, and after meetings. Focal is the only AI meeting management solution purpose-built for financial advisors that offers enterprise-grade security and data controls on Microsoft's most secure infrastructure. | $5M | Seed | Oct 09, 2025 | https://www.meetwithfocal.com/ |
| Dispatch | Dispatch helps independent financial advisors to build ideal firms through strategic investments and advanced technology. | $8M | Seed | Jan 11, 2024 | https://www.oneadvisory.co/ |
| Quartr | Quartr is a software company serving the world of finance. Its product suite includes a variety of services, including a free mobile application, and a web application built for professionals, all having the same purpose - to bring the financial community closer together.With more than half a million people worldwide having experienced Quartr,ranging from private investors, journalists, and corporate professionals, it has become a key digital source of first-party company information. The Quartr mobile app is available for free on iOS, and Android and covers over 6500 public companies in 19 markets. Users can access company information - such as earnings calls, investor presentations, searchable transcripts with seamless text-to-audio transitions, earnings reports, and specific financial data. | $2.6M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 | https://quartr.com/ |
| Quartr | Quartr is a software company serving the world of finance. Its product suite includes a variety of services, including a free mobile application, and a web application built for professionals, all having the same purpose - to bring the financial community closer together.With more than half a million people worldwide having experienced Quartr,ranging from private investors, journalists, and corporate professionals, it has become a key digital source of first-party company information. The Quartr mobile app is available for free on iOS, and Android and covers over 6500 public companies in 19 markets. Users can access company information - such as earnings calls, investor presentations, searchable transcripts with seamless text-to-audio transitions, earnings reports, and specific financial data. | $4.5M | Seed | Nov 04, 2021 | https://quartr.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Öhman Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C3%B6hman-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Centripetal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centripetal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoFound Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cofound-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Distributed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distributed-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fika Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fika-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flat Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flat-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ritholtz Wealth Management

VC Fund · New York, United States

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3 contacts available at Ritholtz Wealth Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Ritholtz | Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-ritholtz |
| Joshua Brown | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-brown-2da8 |
| Tadas Viskanta | Director of Investor Education | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tadas-viskanta |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Batnick invest in?

Michael Batnick invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Data Integration startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Michael Batnick's check size?

Michael Batnick typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Batnick participates in.

### How do I contact Michael Batnick?

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### When did Michael Batnick last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Batnick closed in Oct 2025. 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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