The Team

Michael Zimmerman

Michael Zimmerman

General Partner
 
  • Joined TVP management team in March 2002 from the US.
  • Leads investigation of new investment opportunities and works with a range of existing portfolio companies.
  • Entrepreneur-in-residence at Altos Ventures, a software and communications venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.
  • Oversaw business development and the consumer direct division at iOwn, a venture-backed financial services technology company based in San Francisco. During his tenure, iOwn grew from 9 to 320 people, raised US$100m, filed for an IPO and was ultimately sold to Citibank.
  • Additional work experience in strategy consulting and investment banking with Bain & Co. and Goldman Sachs.
  • Co-founder of VC Connect, a national event series promoting venture capital to entrepreneurs across Australia.
  • Honours degree from Amherst College and an MBA from Stanford University.
  • Mike works actively with the following TVP portfolio companies:
    • Eurekster
    • Optium (formerly Engana)
    • Project Goth/MIG33
    • threatMETRIX
    • Xelor Software