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Mike Shim

Founder of DigiSure

United States

Overview 

Mike Shim is a successful CEO and founder with a strong background in enterprise SaaS, fintech, and insurtech. He has held key leadership roles at notable companies such as DigiSure and New Frontier Foods Inc., demonstrating expertise in strategic partnerships and business development. Shim's career highlights include serving as VP of Mobile Partnerships & Marketing at Groupon and as Vice President of Mobile Business Development & Partnerships at Yahoo!, showcasing his ability to drive growth and innovation in the digital media and mobile marketing sectors.

Work Experience 

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2018 - Current

    DigiSure is a risk management platform that provides end-to-end digital screening and embedded insurance services to customers in sharing economy and new mobility.

DigiSure is the global leader in marketplace trust, safety and insurance for mobility.

Raised $13,100,000.00 from Michael Halbherr, Morado Ventures, David Zug, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Meyer Keith, Mike Shim, Valor Equity Partners, Xplorer Capital and Tech Pioneers Fund.

  • Managing Member & Principal

    2012

    True North Cos. is a private investment and advisory firm building valuable, enduring businesses in technology, financial services and consumer products.

Building companies with purpose.

  • Member of Advisory Board

    2016 - 2018

    Acquired by Facebook in March 2018. Confirm.io enables safer interactions between people and businesses by linking physical with digital identities. We make verifying a government issued ID easy, fast, and secure. Integrate in minutes, and confirm a person’s identity for any transaction that requires or benefits from proof of identity.

Confirm is an ID authentication software engaged in enhancing mobile account opening and digital identity proofing processes.

Raised $4,000,000.00 from Abundance Partners, Rosepaul Investments / RosePaul Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Rho Ventures, Cava Capital, Meyer Keith, Accomplice and GoldenArc Capital.

  • Executive in Residence

    2015 - 2016

    AME Cloud Ventures is the venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! AME Cloud Ventures focuses on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data.

  • President & Co-Founder, Board Chair

    2012 - 2015

    New Frontier Foods Inc. is the creator of "Ocean's Halo", a new healthy & sustainable food company.

Ocean’s Halo is a fun and approachable, organic and plant-based brand built to drive consumption of Asian-ethnic foods in the US and Europe.

Raised $22,005,961.00.

  • Advisor

    2013 - 2014

    Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas.

Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.

Raised $1,486,100,000.00 from Elliott Investment Management and Elliott Investment Management.

  • Investor

    2014 - 2014

    Omaze is an innovative platform to raise money and awareness for causes by offering all donors and fans the opportunity to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences with the world’s biggest celebrities.

Omaze is an online fundraising platform that offers once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes to support nonprofits around the world.

Raised $127,000,000.00 from Vijay Shankar, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Paul Hewson (Bono), Titanium Ventures, FirstMark, BDMI, WndrCo, Mockingbird Ventures, Causeway Media Partners and Sand Hill Angels.

  • Advisor

    2012 - 2013

    Fanatics is the market leader for officially licensed sports merchandise and provides the ultimate shopping experience to sports fans.

Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels.

Raised $4,899,999,955.00 from SoftBank Vision Fund, LionTree, Fidelity, Silver Lake, Clearlake Capital Group, DFO Management, NFL Players Association, National Football League, Major League Baseball Players Association and National Hockey League.

  • VP, Mobile Partnerships & Marketing

    2011 - 2012

    IPO November 2011. Responsible for mobile distribution, strategic partnerships and marketing for Groupon pre-IPO. During my tenure, mobile usage grew 4x, expanded availability on mobile platforms from 1 (iOS) to 7 (Web, Android, Blackberry, Windows, etc.), supported mobile launches in 35+ countries and drove % of revenue generated on mobile from 8% to 40+% in North America.

Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies.

Raised $1,387,000,000.00 from MIG Capital, RTP Global and Atairos.

  • Vice President, Mobile Business Development & Partnerships

    2006 - 2011

    Led 30-person team that created and managed 100+ partnerships with global mobile operators, OEMs, publishers and developers. Managed $100mm+ revenue business in North America, incubated and scaled one of the first dedicated mobile advertising businesses in the industry.

Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.

Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.

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