Mike Ford
Angel Investor
Sydney, Australia
Mike Ford is a seed investor in Sydney focused on Software and Mobile. Even as organisations speak of innovation as a tired catch phrase, few can boast leadership in speed-to-market quite like Mike Ford. Mike’s conception of SiteMinder in 2006 followed his founding of Australian Leisure Operators only one year prior. Since then, he has led SiteMinder to be ranked among the top 20 greatest pioneering technologycompanies to come out of Australia and New Zealand, by H2 Ventures and Investec. In 2016, Mike was recognised as a winner of the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Eastern Region Awards.Today, Mike remains active in the SiteMinder business as a Board Director, helping to drive the company’s innovation agenda.Mike has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with Honours, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Information Systems from Rhodes University, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Mike Ford invests in
Stages Mike Ford invests in
Countries Mike Ford invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (67%)
- Mobile 1 (33%)
- Travel 1 (33%)
- Farming 1 (33%)
- Delivery 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Angel 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
Country
- Australia 2 (67%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Agronomeye uses the power of 3D farm modelling to transform your decision-making process. | $2.3M / Angel / Nov 28, 2022 | ||
| Shippit makes multi-carrier connectivity and carrier allocation simple, so you can offer more delivery options and sustainable, cost-effective shipments. | $46.2M / Series B / May 03, 2022 | ||
| Touch Stay is a digital welcome book that enables users to quickly respond to inquiries from visitors. With an intuitive digital welcome book that provides all the information users need, the company gives the guests the freedom to plan their stay however they see fit. Touch Stay keeps all of the user's content online in one place. Theinformation is then compiled into an accessible welcome book format using a web app. | $657.2K / Seed / Mar 31, 2022 |
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What does Mike Ford invest in?
Mike Ford invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Mike Ford last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mike Ford closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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