# Michael C. Child

> Michael C. Child is a private equity investor at TA Associates backing Wireless. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TA Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ta-associates)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2015
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-child-2824701

Michael C. Child is a private equity investor at TA Associates in San Francisco focused on Wireless and Retail. Michael focuses his investments in technology and technology-based service companies His prior experiences include ROLM Corporation – Product Manager, Boston Consulting Group – Strategic Planning, Hewlett-Packard Company – Production Engineer

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wireless | 2 | 40% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Printing | 1 | 20% |
| Automotive | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 5 | 100% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bluecrew | BlueCrew is an on-demand staffing platform for temporary workers. They are looking to change the future of work by adding transparency and automation to the staffing of blue collar positions. They are the best platform to quickly fill short term, low complexity positions with high quality candidates.They offer theircustomers the flexibility of amobile-based staffing platform, with the benefits of the legal protections from a traditional w2 staffing model. | $720K | Seed | Jun 01, 2015 |  |
| FreeWave Technologies | FreeWave Technologies is a wireless networking solution provider that supports a wide range of industrial and military applications by providing wireless M2M and Internet of Things wireless networking solutions. Its goal is to help its customers transmit mission-critical data via secure, highly reliable licensed and license-free M2M communicationssolutions.FreeWave Technologies was founded in 1993 and is based in Boulder, C.O. | $113M | Private Equity | Jun 06, 2007 |  |
| Circle Graphics | Circle Graphics is the world’s largest digital printing company, leading the industry in grand format printing for out of home advertising and other specialty digital production channels. They produce the highest-quality product, delivered quickly, and with unsurpassed customer service. Through market leading innovations in production and softwaresystems, a dedicated Account Management team, and ultra-efficient processes, their customers receive top-quality products at a market-leading price. |  | Private Equity | Jan 01, 2005 |  |
| American Speciality Health | ASH provides health plans, employer groups, insurance carriers, and trust funds with a wide range of population health management. |  | Private Equity | Jan 01, 2000 |  |
| Car Toys | Car Toys is a retail company. |  | Private Equity | Dec 31, 1999 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kortschak Investments L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kortschak-investments-l-p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TA Associates

VC Fund · Boston, United States

TA Associates is a growth private equity firm. Focused on targeted sectors within five industries technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and business services. The firm invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth.

5 contacts available at TA Associates.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Tay | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-tay |
| Clara M. Jackson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clara-jackson |
| Kurt Jaggers | Senior Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurt-r-jaggers |
| Michael Berk | Managing Director | — |
| Michael C. Child | Senior Advisor | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael C. Child invest in?

Michael C. Child invests primarily in Wireless, Retail and Internet startups, most often at Private Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Michael C. Child?

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### When did Michael C. Child last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael C. Child closed in Jun 2015. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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