# Mike Murphy

> Mike Murphy is a seed investor at Rosecliff Ventures (New York) backing SaaS and EdTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rosecliff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosecliff-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-murphy-40332817/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/murphyrosecliff
- Website: https://x.com/murphyrosecliff

Mike Murphy is a seed investor at Rosecliff Ventures in New York focused on SaaS and EdTech. Michael Murphy is Founder and CEO of Rosecliff Ventures. Mr. Murphys career as a financial services entrepreneur began over 20 years ago. Throughout his time in the financial services industry, he has developed insight into fundamental investing, private equity, long/short strategies and macro global economic trends. His past successesinclude; operating a long/short Hedge Fund, successfully growing a wealth management business, running a broker dealer, and working on various investment banking deals. Mr. Murphys experiences led him to launch the Investment firm, Rosecliff Capital, and most recently the Venture Capital Fund, Rosecliff Ventures. He serves as Founder and CEO of both institutions.Mr. Murphy has been a successful angel investor for the past 7 years. He has played an active role in the success of many startups. It was his experience as an angel investor that lead to the launch of Rosecliff Ventures. Mr. Murphy was a CNBC contributor and has regularly appeared on the networks FastMoney segment, commenting on global macroeconomic trends, equities in the news and the latest market news. Currently, Mr. Murphy appears on FoxBusiness.A native of New York, Mr. Murphy graduated from Hofstra University and the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. He currently lives in NYC with his wife and five children. Causes close to his heart include; The Frances Pope Memorial Foundation, the American Heart Association, and NYPD Boxing.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |
| EdTech | 1 | 9% |
| Rental | 1 | 9% |
| FinTech | 1 | 9% |
| eSports | 1 | 9% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Petal | Petal  is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score.Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make creditmore accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. | $55M | Series C | Sep 24, 2020 |  |
| Petal | Petal  is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score.Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make creditmore accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. | $30M | Series B | Jan 29, 2019 |  |
| Yellowdig | Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlledand protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | $800K |  | May 19, 2018 |  |
| SquareFoot | SquareFoot serves companies that are looking for their next office and care deeply about finding the right next home. Growing companies require flexible lease options, a stress-free process, and transparency throughout the leasing journey. SquareFoot provides a seamless experience supported by easy-to-use technology and a highly responsive team ofreal estate professionals working to match specific client needs with a strong knowledge of what the market has to offer at any given moment. | $7M | Series A | Apr 18, 2018 |  |
| FanAI | FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 22, 2018 |  |
| Petal | Petal  is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score.Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make creditmore accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. | $13M | Series A | Jan 10, 2018 |  |
| Petal | Petal  is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score.Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make creditmore accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. | $3.6M | Seed | Sep 08, 2017 |  |
| FanAI | FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $1.8M | Seed | Jul 27, 2017 |  |
| Yellowdig | Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlledand protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | $500K | Seed | Sep 22, 2016 |  |
| SideDolla | SideDolla takes the extra time of experts and makes it available to businesses. Finding top talent in key areas of the job market is and will always be a challenge. SideDolla creates a new talent pool by managing the process of working with experts that are available on a less-than-full-time commitment. SideDolla focus on three key areas ofengagement with experts: Finding side work, help with the payment process, and weekly gut checks. With SideDolla we understand the value of your time. Our features focus on allowing experts to make extra money, get job satisfaction with what they do best, and we handle the rest. |  | Seed | Aug 20, 2015 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Valar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valar-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Abstract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-list-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [QB1 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qb1-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ride Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ride-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [RiverPark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverpark-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Rosecliff Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

We are a New York City based investment firm focused on venture capital and private equity opportunities. Our team invests in technology enabled companies in the financial, consumer, healthcare, and software industries. Our portfolio companies have strong management teams characterized by integrity, intelligence, experience, energy, and passion.

5 contacts available at Rosecliff Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Caso | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-caso |
| Connor Frazier | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connor-frazier |
| Dan Akivis | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-akivis |
| Krish Mehta | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krish-mehta |
| Mike Murphy | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-murphy-7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Murphy invest in?

Mike Murphy invests primarily in SaaS, EdTech and Rental startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 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 Murphy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Murphy closed in Sep 2020. Shizune tracks 11 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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