Michael Rose
Partner at The Mixing Bowl
Menlo Park, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2015 - Current
Better Food Ventures invests in companies that harness the power of internet and communications technologies to improve the food and agriculture sectors.
Better Food Ventures invests in technology innovators making a positive impact now in food and agriculture.
Partner
2015
Connecting Food, Ag & Digital Innovators for Thought & Action Leadership - Connecting people who are feeding the world with people who are changing the world through tech innovation.
The Mixing Bowl strives to harness and support IT innovation for the food and agriculture industries
Partner / European Advisor
2013
The Innovators Huddle (formerly the Corporate Innovators Huddle) provides a forum focused on innovation from sharing information and exploring best practices to fostering new initiatives. The environments and organizations practicing various aspects of innovation can range from large corporations and public entities to private companies and start-ups. The Huddle is a California-based non-profit with activities organized by members on a voluntary basis.
Business Advisor
2010 - 2015
Mobolize partners with mobile device makers, app developers and operators worldwide to provide subscription-based apps and services that give consumers control over their mobile data.
Venture Partner
2014 - 2014
Castrol innoVentures, the venture capital arm of Castrol, specializes in startup and early to growth stage investments focusing on smart mobility technologies including vehicle telematics, smart phone application development, mobility services, predictive analytics, urban mobility, workshop and dealership software systems, infotainment content, and gaming in and out of vehicle.
Managing Director, UK
2013 - 2014
Handmade Mobile solves the problem of monetizing social networks.
Business Advisor
2008 - 2013
Q.branch creates SaaS based workflow software solutions for the enterprise.
Tech Partner
2005 - 2013
El Dorado Ventures invests in early-stage companies with disruptive technology and business models in emerging and high-growth markets.
General Manager
2010 - 2012
As part of SKTA’s innovation effort led commercialization of video synching technology through corporate formation of Knoodle, the enterprise social learning company: "Combining the depth of traditional enterprise learning technology with the immediacy and interactivity of social tools by incorporating learning and knowledge sharing into a natural part of the every day workflow."
Business Advisor
2010 - 2012
Live Life. Be Social. Make Memories. MemoryBistro is the cloud based true collaborative social network.