Michael Mahan
Managing Director at Stanley Ventures
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2019 - Current
Mike is a founding team member and currently a Managing Director at Stanley Ventures, the $100M venture fund of Stanley Black & Decker. He executes strategic investments on behalf of the Tools Business Unit which includes categories such as Power Tools, Hand Tools, and Construction Tech (DEWALT, Craftsman, Stanley) as well as Home Products & Cleaning (Black+Decker). Mike sits on several Boards of Directors in both Director and Observer roles across the roughly 20 deals executed in his tenure at Stanley Ventures.
Investment Manager
2016 - 2018
Stanley Ventures invests in innovative startups and provides industry expertise, supplier relationships, and access to customers.
Board Director
2024
Amionx is a leader in safe battery technology.
Raised $10,999,990.00 from Hongkou Capital, Inherent Group and Qualcomm Ventures.
Board Director
2022
Board Director
2022
Board Director
2020
Board Observer
2022
Board Director
2020 - 2022
RAIN is a digital consultancy that helps brands innovate at the intersection of marketing and technology.
Raised $14,596,231.00 from Burch Creative Capital, McLarty Diversified Holdings and Valor Capital Group.
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2019
DreamHammer is a software company that provides advanced drone management software for enterprise customers.
Raised $10,200,378.00.
Board Observer
2019
FORT Robotics is a safety and security platform designed to secure autonomous machines from cybersecurity attacks.
Raised $38,000,000.00 from Tiger Global Management, Prologis Ventures, FundersClub, Lemnos VC, Creative Ventures, Compound and GRIDS Capital.
Board Observer
2019
Education
Bachelor of Arts
2003 - 2007