# Michael Hayford

> Michael Hayford is a Series C investor at Motive Partners (Atlanta) backing FinTech and Computer. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Motive Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motive-partners)
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehayford
- Website: https://x.com/ceomikehayford

Michael Hayford is a Series C investor at Motive Partners in Atlanta focused on FinTech and Computer. Mike served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Executive Vice President of FIS, Fortune 500’s #1 financial technology company, from 2009 until 2013. As the President and Chief Operating Officer of Metavante Technologies, Inc., Mike led the successful completion of Metavante’s merger with FIS to create the world’s largest financial technologycompany. Mike was instrumental in building Metavante from a $93 million annual revenue company into the global leader of financial technology with over $6 billion of annual revenue. Previously, he served as Metavante’s CIO, CFO, head of product development, and head of corporate development, and he led the company’s successful carve-out from a bank holding company and IPO in 2007. During his tenure, Mike led a significant number of acquisitions, public offerings for equity sales and debt raising, and led teams to innovate and build technology. Mike is a Director of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. and has served on the Board of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, for which he chairs the Audit Committee. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business and a B.S. in Accounting and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kasisto | Kasisto enables financial institutions to service, engage, and acquire customers via human-like, intelligent conversations anytime, anywhere.Its digital experience platform, KAI, powers omnichannel virtual assistants and chatbots who are fluent in banking across mobile apps, websites, messaging platforms, and voice-enabled devices.The companywas founded in 2013 by Dror Oren, Zor Gorelov, Sasha Caskey, and Ruth Brown and headquartered in New York, New York. | $15.5M | Series C | Jul 28, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Commerce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerce-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Naples Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naples-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oak HC/FT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oak-hc-ft-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Propel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propel-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rho Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ten Coves Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten-coves-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Motive Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

Motive Partners is a sector-specialist investment platform with expertise, connectivity, and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology businesses. It exists as an investment firm focused exclusively on financial technology to back and build the future of financial technology to positively transform markets, models, and society.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.

5 contacts available at Motive Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Williams | Partner, Growth & Buyout | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-m-williams |
| Michael Hayford | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-d-hayford |
| Alastair Lukies | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alastair-lukies |
| Andy Stewart | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-stewart-c925 |
| Blythe Masters | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blythe-masters |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Hayford invest in?

Michael Hayford invests primarily in FinTech, Computer and Software startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 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 Hayford last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Hayford closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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