# Mike Self

> Mike Self is a seed investor at StageDotO (Seattle) backing FinTech and Software. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [StageDotO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stagedoto)
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-self-b932418b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mself23

Mike Self is a seed investor at StageDotO in Seattle focused on FinTech and Software. Mike Self is the Board Member and Founding Investor at Plotify.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 14% |
| Software | 2 | 14% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 14% |
| Credit | 1 | 7% |
| Lending | 1 | 7% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 21% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capital Markets Gateway | Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMGhelps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by a team of ECM practitioners, the CMG platform is currently relied upon by nearly 100 buy side firms representing $12 trillion in AUM and 15 investment banks. | $30M | Series C | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $1M |  | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $1M | Seed | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| PlexTrac | PlexTrac is building a software platform that helps companies track the results from security assessments such as penetration testing and the progress the companies are making toward fixing those vulnerabilities, DeCloss said. | $70M | Series B | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Capital Markets Gateway | Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMGhelps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by a team of ECM practitioners, the CMG platform is currently relied upon by nearly 100 buy side firms representing $12 trillion in AUM and 15 investment banks. |  | Series B | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $1.5M |  | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $1.7M |  | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| PlexTrac | PlexTrac is building a software platform that helps companies track the results from security assessments such as penetration testing and the progress the companies are making toward fixing those vulnerabilities, DeCloss said. | $10M | Series A | Apr 14, 2021 |  |
| Karus | Karus is transforming the auto lending industry with a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the sourcing and pricing of auto loans. By integrating directly with community banks and credit unions, we empower private credit and asset-backed finance (ABF) investors to purchase auto loans seamlessly at the point of sale (POS).Our solutionsinclude: - Auto ABS Data & Analytics: Delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making for institutional investors. - Enterprise SaaS Tools: Enhancing efficiency and scalability for financial institutions through tailored technology. - Auto Loan Sourcing & Pricing Platform: Redefining access to auto loans for private credit and institutional investors.Karus is driving the future of auto lending, bringing together advanced technology and market expertise to create impactful solutions for the lending ecosystem.In addition to our direct lender partnerships, Karus operates as the exclusive Auto ABS forecasting partner for the capital markets on Intex. Through this collaboration, we deliver essential forecasts - prepayment, default, and severity - for all active Auto ABS deals. Our forecasts are seamlessly accessible to a wide spectrum of Intex users, including issuers, ratings agencies, underwriters, valuation teams, and investors. | $2M | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Franklin Templeton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-templeton-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Shea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shea-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Citi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citigroup) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fidelity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About StageDotO

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

StageDotO is an early stage investment fund actively identifying pre-Series A companies with energetic entrepreneurs driven by world-changing ideas. We add ten companies to our portfolio every two years. StageDotO is a well-rounded, highly successful partnership team led by experienced and proven entrepreneurs and investors. We’ve celebratedmultiple successful tech startup exits and managed a successful small-cap hedge fund, generating top quartile returns for over 10 years. We’re lead by a philosophy that company building is the most critical element to achieving startup success. We believe it’s generally missing from today’s early-stage venture investing environment. StageDotO delivers this through day to day involvement that leverages a combined 40+ years of startup and investing experience. Co-investment and pro-rata rights for limited partners allow continued investing in the best-performing companies.

4 contacts available at StageDotO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Scoggin | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-scoggin |
| Devin Wade | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devin-wade |
| Matt Puopolo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-puopolo |
| Mike Self | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-self |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Self invest in?

Mike Self invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 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 Self last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Self closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 14 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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