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Michael Sidgmore

Founder of Broadhaven Capital Partners and Founder

New York, New York

Overview 

Michael Sidgmore is a Co-Founder & Partner at Broadhaven Ventures within Broadhaven Capital Partners and the Founder of Alt Goes Mainstream. He has a strong background in entrepreneurship and investments, with notable achievements including investments in companies like Surfboard, Nowports, and Konta, and serving as a strategic partner at Cantilever Group. Sidgmore's career highlights include founding Sixth Man Capital and serving as a Venture Partner at Goodwater Capital, showcasing his expertise in alternative investments and financial structuring. His current role at Broadhaven Ventures involves investing in various sectors such as FinTech, Consumer Internet, and Health IT, demonstrating his diverse investment portfolio and strategic acumen.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & Partner, Broadhaven Ventures

    2016 - Current

    https://www.broadhaven.vc/ Michael is a Co-Founder & Partner at Broadhaven Ventures, where he focuses on sourcing, investing, and managing investments into early-stage FinTech companies and VC funds. Broadhaven Capital Partners is an independent investment bank and investor in financial technology. Broadhaven has advised on over $100 billion in announced merger and acquisition transactions in financial services since 2010.

  • Founder

    2021

    Media platform (podcast and newsletter) that is the meeting place for private markets, providing high-quality content, community, and capital.

  • Co-Founder

    2024

    A collaboration between Alt Goes Mainstream and Broadhaven Ventures to incubate, invest in, and help scale companies and funds in private markets by leveraging the power of content, community, capital, and advisory. 3 current studio members: AltExchange (acquired by iCapital) Cantilever Group DealsPlus

  • Strategic Partner & Minority Owner

    2022

    Strategic Partner & Minority Owner at Cantilever Group, a GP stakes firm investing in middle market asset managers with a strategic investment from BTG Pactual.

  • Founder & Partner

    2013

    Investing in companies and funds, including: Klarna (2014), Coupang (2014, IPO), Lyft (2014, IPO), Lending Club (2013, IPO), Pensco (2014, Acq), Boost VC (2016), Republic (2017), Polychain Capital (2017), Pantera Capital (2017), Forge (2018, IPO), Etherscan* (2021), Alt (2021), Sorare* (2021), Angel City FC (2021) and more (*denotes co-investment through fund manager relationship).

  • Advisor

    2021

Republic Crypto offers a compliant and inclusive blockchain financing and investment platform for investors seeking high growth potential.

  • Venture Partner

    2020

    Goodwater Capital is a next generation venture capital firm. We believe consumer technology is revolutionizing the world and we are devoted to entrepreneurs who are furiously building products and platforms that consumers love. Our mission is to empower exceptional entrepreneurs who are changing the world. Goodwater invests globally and is fortunate to have partnered with exceptional founders at Toss, Monzo, Kyash, Stash, Tide, Xendit, MoMo, Dosh, ZeroDown, Photomath, Badi, IRL, Youper, Sweatcoin, EverlyWell, Memebox, Tophatter, Zumper, Goodcover, Scentbird, Hush, care/of, SimpleContacts, Frank & Oak, Amino, Pager, Retrica, Weee!, Rabbit, Dote, Flirtey, Snow, Anomalie, IRL, and YOLO.

Goodwater Genesis seeks out exceptional entrepreneurs and helps them cultivate the success they deserve.

  • Board Director

    2019

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2025

    Acquired by Moove (February 2025).

  • Advisor

    2023 - 2024

    Acq. by BitGo (February 2024).

Brassica is a financial technology company that develops an investment infrastructure for private securities and digital assets.

Raised $16,000,000.00 from Mercury, Armyn Capital, Neowiz, NGC Ventures, Alpha Asset Management, Broadhaven Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, VC3 DAO and Long Journey Ventures.

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