Mike Gordon

Retired - Former Managing Director Meritech Capital

Palo Alto, California

Overview

Mike Gordon is a retired Managing Director and Co-Founder at Meritech Capital, where he played a key role in investing in and supporting successful companies like Ionic Security, CloudPassage, and CAN Capital. With a background in venture capital and a focus on sectors like messaging, security, and cloud infrastructure, he has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gordon's career highlights include his involvement in key investment decisions at Meritech Capital, such as leading funding rounds for companies like Ruckus Wireless and Good Technology, as well as serving as a board member or observer for multiple successful startups in various stages of growth.

Work Experience

Ionic Security

Board Member/Investor
2015 - 2022

Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management.

Raised $162,881,032.00 from Meritech Capital Partners, JP Morgan Chase, Kleiner Perkins, Google, Goldman Sachs, Icon Ventures, Google Ventures, TechOperators and Ten Eleven Ventures.

ionicsecurity.com

CloudPassage

Board Observer/Investor
2014 - 2022

CAN Capital

Board Observer/Investor
2013 - 2022

CAN Capital provides capital to small and medium-sized businesses, using its own real-time platform and risk-scoring models.

Raised $1,176,500,000.00 from TCV.

cancapital.com

Meritech Capital

Managing Director/Co-Founder
1999 - 2019
Late stage technology venture capital firm. Investments include Ionic Security, CAN Capital, CloudPassage, Cyan, Good, Tremor Video, Corvis, Broadsoft, NextG, TeleAtlas, Sourcefire, Omneon, Presidio, and Ruckus Wireless.

Meritech Capital provides late-stage venture capital to technology companies.

meritechcapital.com