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Mike Zappert

Partner at TPG, Software & Enterprise Technology

United States

Invests in

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Skills

Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
SaaS
Corporate Development
Investments
Start-ups
Analytics
Business Strategy
Deal Sourcing
Enterprise Software
Due Diligence
IPO
Financial Analysis
Strategic Partnerships
Strategy
Corporate Governance
Marketing Strategy
Big Data
Business Analysis
Competitive Analysis

Education

Work Experience

2019

  • Partner

    2019

    Mike is a Partner with TPG (TPG), the $224 billion global alternative asset firm. Mike leads all aspects of TPG's Software & Enterprise Technology Growth investing and strategy across the TPG Growth and The Rise Fund platforms. Mike is also an active investor with and member of the investment committee for TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD). Some of TPG's companies in Software & Enterprise Technology include: Box (BOX), C3.ai (AI), Catalis, Checkmarx, Course Hero, Denodo, Dreambox Learning, EIS, Elite, EverFi, Everlaw, Expanse (PANW), Forcepoint, FreedomPay, Greenhouse Software, Greensky (GSKY), Kaseya, Kajabi, MX, New Relic, Onfido (Entrust), project44, Renaissance Learning, Salsify, Sauce Labs, Sayari, Sonatype, Tanium, Toast (TOST), Zenoti, and Zscaler (ZS). Please see https://software.tpg.com for more details. Mike is also active on behalf of TPG across the TPG DE&I Council, as well as organizations like TPG NEXT, HimForHer, the Latino Corporate Director's Association, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow. Previously, Mike served as a Partner at Adams Street, a $2 billion growth equity fund, where he was actively involved with companies including: Skybox Security, Snow Software, Visier, Sauce Labs (acquired by TPG), Couchbase (BASE), TurnKey (VCSA), Chrome River (acquired by Certify), Criteo (CRTO), Five9 (FIVN), ThreatMetrix (acquired by RELX), TeleSign (acquired by BICS), RetailMeNot (SALE), and ServiceMax (acquired by GE). Prior to that, he was at 3i and Credit Suisse, serving in a variety of roles. Mike received a BA in Economics with Honors and MS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a Stanford in Government Fellow to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, U.K.

  • Fundraiser

    2018

    Fundraise for The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF). The SRF is the United States’ leading 501(c)3 nonprofit investor in scleroderma research and is laser-focused on finding a cure for scleroderma, a rare and deadly disease.

  • Chair of the Board

    2023

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

2022

  • Investor

    2022

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Chair of the Board

    2021

2020

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Investor

    2023

    Social Venture Partners Arizona takes a venture capital approach to philanthropy. We provide expertise and funding to emerging and growing local non-profits that are working to make children successful.

2020 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2024

    In April of 2024, Onfido was acquired in an all-cash deal by Entrust to help build the next generation of Identity.