Michael Gamson
Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Permanent Capital Ventures
Chicago, United States
Michael Gamson is a Series A investor at Permanent Capital Ventures in Chicago focused on Software and Information Technology. Mike Gamson joined LinkedIn in August 2007. He currently leads LinkedIn's Global Solutions Organization across the company’s 26 offices worldwide. The GSO includes various functions ranging from field sales and professional services representatives, to research analysts, account managers and operational experts. There are three primarybusiness groups within the GSO focused on servicing corporate customers—Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, and Sales Solutions. Previously, Mike was Director of Product Marketing at Advent Software, a provider of enterprise software for investment managers, where he led the Trading and Order Management business. Mike began his career as an entrepreneur in Costa Rica, founding a restaurant and boutique hotel in 1996. He sold the business to American investors and joined Bank of America as a financial analyst in Chicago the following year. Mike holds a BA from Amherst College.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Gamson invests in
Stages Michael Gamson invests in
Countries Michael Gamson invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $2.2M–$4.6M
- Pre-Seed
- $550k–$700k
- Series A
- $1.2M–$105M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (27%)
- Information Technology 4 (27%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (20%)
- B2B 2 (13%)
- E-Commerce 2 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (40%)
- Seed 5 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (13%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Series C 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Mia Labs
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Mia Labs is an Artificial intelligence employee to answer calls, schedule appointments, and provide assistance. | $20M / Series A / Jan 22, 2026 | |
Wisdom
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Wisdom provides outsourced revenue cycle management services for dental practices, focusing on insurance billing, verification, and patient billing. The company blends industry expertise with technology to manage tasks such as claims submission, claims aging follow-up, payment posting, and denial management. Its teams handle insurance verificationwith detailed coverage breakdowns, eligibility checks, and plan updates to support accurate treatment planning. Wisdom also manages patient billing workflows, including statements, letters, and phone calls, to follow up on overdue balances. Additional services include fee schedule updates, ledger audits, and predetermination submissions to align reimbursements and financial records with payer requirements. Through these offerings, Wisdom supports dental offices in running billing operations that are structured, documented, and aligned with insurance and patient payment processes. | $21M / Series A / Aug 20, 2025 | |
Trustible AI
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Trustible is an AI Governance management platform that integrates with existing AI/ML platforms to assist organizations in defining necessary AI policies, implementing and enforcing responsible AI practices, and generating evidence to demonstrate compliance with emerging AI regulatory frameworks and being prepared for AI audits. | $4.6M / Seed / Jun 10, 2025 | |
Eudia
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Eudia offers an augmented intelligence platform designed to enhance the efficiency of legal teams. The platform integrates artificial intelligence tools that streamline legal processes, enabling teams to transition from traditional bottlenecks to more productive business drivers. Eudia provides features such as document analysis, contract review,and workflow automation, which assist legal professionals in managing their workload effectively. By leveraging AI technology, Eudia supports legal teams in making informed decisions and improving overall operational efficiency. | $105M / Series A / Feb 13, 2025 | |
Agentio
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Agentio is the first ad platform for creator content. We're automating how brands buy the most performant and authentic ad unit. | $4.3M / Seed / Nov 01, 2023 | |
Five to Nine
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Five to Nine manages & evaluates virtual event programming so you can focus on building the employee experience. | $4.3M / Seed / Apr 13, 2022 | |
Clouty
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Clouty is a music derivatives market that offers a suite of indices to enable fans, artists, and investors identify worldwide prospects. Their product portfolio enables investors of all sizes to participate. They are reinventing today's marketplaces.Clouty was inspired by a love of music, technology, and creativity. Although the musicbusiness is expanding, it has major challenges in terms of commercialization and risk management. With billions of dollars in music streaming and downloading each year, there is little money moving around in this economy. Clouty's purpose is to contribute to the solution of this problem through their unique interplay between music and financial markets. | $550K / Pre-Seed / Oct 22, 2021 | |
Inventables
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Inventables is the hardware store for designers.The company is attempting to bring manufacturing from the factory to the desktop making it as accessible as desktop publishing. Inventables sells machines and supplies for small business manufactures to make products ranging from jewelry and signs to furniture. Each day customers select from acatalog of 30,000 products most of which if ordered by 3pm are shipped same day. | $11.5M / Series C / Jul 23, 2019 | |
RiseKit
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RiseKit provides all job seekers access to a career path, regardless of the zip code in which they live. Our software connects unemployed and underemployed people from underserved communities with jobs, training programs, and supportive services to rise above barriers to their employment. We also help nonprofits, employers, government systems, andcommunity foundations save time supporting job candidates and measuring outcomes. We aim to facilitate a world where a person's ability to rise isn't defined by their zip code, social capital, or past circumstances and where nonprofit providers and employers alike can answer the question, "How can we efficiently impact and uplift the communities that we serve?" Visit us at RiseKit.co to learn more. | $700K / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2018 | |
Cameo
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Cameo is a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite people.Cameo's mission is to create the most personalized and authentic fan experiences in the world. We're a marketplace where users can book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite people. We currently partner with thousands of talentacross all verticals. Cameo’s offices are in 1871 and we are proud to be part of Chicago’s thriving technology and startup community. | $3.2M / Seed / Feb 23, 2018 | |
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Co-Investors
General Catalyst
5 deals together
Everywhere Ventures
3 deals together
Next Play Ventures
3 deals together
Alumni Ventures
2 deals together
Black Operator Ventures
2 deals together
Cleveland Avenue
2 deals together
About Permanent Capital Ventures
Permanent Capital Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.
Permanent Capital Ventures Contacts
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Michael Gamson
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Michael Gamson invest in?
Michael Gamson invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 15 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 Gamson's check size?
Michael Gamson typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$4.6M at Seed, $550k–$700k at Pre-Seed and $1.2M–$105M 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 Michael Gamson participates in.
When did Michael Gamson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Gamson closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 15 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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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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