# Micheal Hyatt

> Micheal Hyatt is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab backing Software and FinTech. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhyatt1
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mhyattbluecat

Micheal Hyatt is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab in Toronto focused on Software and FinTech. Michael Hyatt is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of BlueCat Networks and a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40™ Award. BlueCat is a four-time winner of “Deloitte’s Fast 50” and has received Gartner’s highest “Strong Positive” rating. Michael also co-founded Dyadem, a highly successful software company that was acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS).Michael is a weekly business commentator on CBC Newsworld and has been featured on the cover of Canadian Business Magazine. He is also a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and an active participant and lender for three special charities: Kiva.org, OneProsper and Future Possibilities for Kids.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $358k–$4M |
| Series A | $13M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| FinTech | 2 | 20% |
| Finance | 2 | 20% |
| Accounting | 2 | 20% |
| Credit Cards | 2 | 20% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 6 | 60% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MinuteBox | MinuteBox helps law firms that store and maintain corporate record books (also called minute books) for their clients. | $4M | Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| Enso Connect | Enso Connect is a guest experience platform for the short-term rental industry that leverages smart home devices and AI communication. It connects to the property management software and assists in personalizing and monetizing interactions from inquiry to checkout and beyond.Enso Connect provides a unified inbox that consolidates text, Airbnb,Booking.com, Expedia, and Whatsapp messages, and can currently automate approximately 60% of guest-host communications, improving the guest experience and saving hosts time. It also employs AI to personalize guest experiences and trigger various recommendations, such as electric scooter rental suggestions or property reviews, only if the guest has had a positive experience. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| GoBolt | Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $60.3M | Series B | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Float Financial | Float offers a corporate card and spends management solution that allows managing corporate cards, reimbursements, approvals, and invoices. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $27.1M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| Float Financial | Float offers modern financial services, powerful software and industry-leading support designed for every company and stage of growth. Our product suite includes corporate cards, bill pay, expense management and high-yield accounts, giving finance teams everything they need to manage spending and cash flow efficiently. | $29.9M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| GoBolt | Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $15.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| GoBolt | Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $13.2M | Series A | Dec 13, 2019 |  |
| Bounce | Short term (hourly & daily) storage all around urban areas, hosted by local businesses. | $1.2M | Seed | Dec 21, 2018 |  |
| Ideal | Ideal is a talent intelligence system that enhances HR software to help teams make more accurate, efficient, and fair talent decisions. Leveraging proprietary artificial intelligence technology, Ideal analyzes data across the entire employee lifecycle. Ideal is able to accurately screen and match talent and automates administrative tasks—all whileproviding concrete, data-driven insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion. | $3M |  | Aug 29, 2017 |  |
| GoBolt | Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $358K | Seed | Jul 13, 2017 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cowie Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowie-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Whitecap Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whitecap-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dream-maker-ventures-dmv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Golden Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intact-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MIG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mig-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Creative Destruction Lab

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a no-fee/no-equity organization that delivers an objectives-based mentoring program for massively scalable, pre-seed stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 byProfessor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to thirteen sites across seven countries: Seattle, Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Estonia, Wisconsin, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Berlin, Melbourne and Halifax.

5 contacts available at Creative Destruction Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Mulet Lind | Associate Director, Quantum Machine Learning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-mulet-lind |
| Dennis Kavelman | Founding Partner and Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-kavelman |
| Frederic Bastien | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-bastien |
| Mark Dobbin | Founding Partner and Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-dobbin |
| Nils Herrmann | Stream Lead AgriFood | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nils-arne-herrmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Micheal Hyatt invest in?

Micheal Hyatt invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Micheal Hyatt's check size?

Micheal Hyatt typically joins rounds of $358k–$4M at Seed and $13M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Micheal Hyatt participates in.

### When did Micheal Hyatt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Micheal Hyatt closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 10 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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