# Mike Mansell

> Mike Mansell is a seed investor at American Family Ventures backing Insurance and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [American Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-family-ventures)
- Location: Madison, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemansell1/

Mike Mansell is a seed investor at American Family Ventures in Madison focused on Insurance and Software. Mike Mansell is the Principal at American Family Ventures. Mike attended University of Wisconsin-Madison.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 3 | 75% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 25% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 25% |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comeryx | Comeryx is a tailored AI platform that is specially designed for small businesses for a seamless experiences. | $7.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Ledgebrook | Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA looking to provide the fastest, easiest quoting experience to wholesale brokers while delivering best-in-class pricing and risk selection via their innovative next-gen tech stack. Led by insurance industry veterans, the ultimate vision for Ledgebrook is to become a globally diversified reinsurer built fromthe ground up with modern technology. | $65M | Series C | Jun 20, 2025 |  |
| Limit | Apollo Brokers provides software, digital wholesale brokers, technology, sales, and data services for commercial insurance. The company was founded in 2020, and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $14.5M | Series A | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Ledgebrook | Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA looking to provide the fastest, easiest quoting experience to wholesale brokers while delivering best-in-class pricing and risk selection via their innovative next-gen tech stack. Led by insurance industry veterans, the ultimate vision for Ledgebrook is to become a globally diversified reinsurer built fromthe ground up with modern technology. | $4.2M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altai Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altai-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arch Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boulder Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Duquesne](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duquesne) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Echelon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echelon-xyz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About American Family Ventures

VC Fund · Madison, United States

American Family Ventures invests in early-stage startups that are redefining the future of the insurance industry. Founded in 2013, AFV aims to help create category-leading companies through minority equity positions, active partnership and collaboration, an extensive InsurTech network, and a comprehensive platform of value-add programs. AFVtypically invests in Seed to Series B rounds, with initial checks ranging from $500k to $5m.

5 contacts available at American Family Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brittany Clements | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brittany-clements |
| Katelyn Staley Johnson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katelyn-staley-johnson |
| Dan Reed | Founder. President, and MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-reed |
| Mike Mansell | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-mansell |
| Peter Gunder | Chief Business Development Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-gunder |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Mansell invest in?

Mike Mansell invests primarily in Insurance, Software and InsurTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Mike Mansell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Mansell closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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