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Mitchel Laskey

Co-Founder and Managing Partner - DeepWork Capital

Greater Orlando

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Skills

Strategic Planning
Product Marketing
Team Building
Start-ups
Mergers
U.S. Government "Cleared Secret"
Turnaround Situations
Corporate Finance
Banking
Public Speaking
Congressional Presenter and Testimony
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Growth Management
Business Reorganizations
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Strategy
Management
Business Development
Security

Education

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder - Managing General Partner

    2015

    DeepWork Capital is an early stage venture capital management company who manages funds that invest in high growth companies in the technology or life science sectors.

  • Board Of Directors

    2018

    Cogent Bank, a Florida state chartered bank has been operating as a full service, traditional bank since its inception as Pinnacle Bank in 2001. In May 2018 the Bank was purchased from the FDIC, recapitalized, and a new management and leadership team took control with a new strategic vision.

  • Strategic Advisor

    2012

    Advising and working with entrepreneurs, executive management, board of directors, institutional private equity and venture capital investors, and key business partners to develop and implement strategic objectives and alternatives that drive business growth.

  • Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    2015 - 2018

    The Institute is a non-profit organization that supports new company creation based on publicly-funded research.

CNLBank

1997 - 2015

  • Board of Directors

    1997 - 2015

    Co-Founder - Board member providing corporate governance for a Florida commercial bank with assets in excess of $1.4 billion. Bank merged with Valley National Bank in 2015.

2012 - 2013

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

    2012 - 2013

    IZEA is a social media sponsorship company that enables brands to connect with influencers and their audiences through multiple technology platforms. The company became publicly traded under the symbol IZEA in May 2011.

  • President and C.E.O.

    2006 - 2012

    Recruited by PE firm for executive management and leadership in the development of business strategy as Brijot became the global market leader in passive millimeter wave technology for the security screening and detection sector. The business and assets were acquired by Microsemi Corporation in 2011.

LifeStar Companies

2004 - 2006

  • Co-Chairman, C.E.O. and President

    2004 - 2006

    Partnered with PE firm to form through M&A LifeStar Companies a provider of specialized medical transportation, language and coordination services for the healthcare industry across the nation utilizing a proprietary network of providers and an advanced information technology. The business and assets were acquired by Falck in 2011.

Cytura Corporation

2000 - 2002

  • C.E.O. and President

    2000 - 2002

    Recruited by PE firm to lead Cytura in developing next-generation XML Enterprise Content Management Systems. The business and assets were acquired by Mobius Management Systems in 2002.

Dynamic Healthcare Technologies, Inc.

1992 - 2000

  • C.E.O. and President

    1992 - 2000

    Co-founder of market leader in developing, marketing, sales, and implementation of advanced clinical information systems and electronic health records for the largest healthcare integrated delivery systems located primarily in U.S. The business and assets were acquired by Cerner Corporation in 2000.