Mike Suchsland
Venture Partner at Bridge Venture Fund
Glencoe, Illinois
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2021 - Current
We bring together a community of the world’s most forward-thinking business leaders, experts and advisors to accelerate innovation in the legal world.
Investing in companies transforming the world of law
Venture Partner
2018
Invests in tech-enabled and digitally native brands. Legal technology portfolio includes Priori, Legalmation, Lawmatics, TermScout, Abstract, and formerly Casetext prior to purchase by Thomson Reuters.
Chicago-based VC firm focused on early to mid-stage investments in software/SaaS, legaltech and multi-channel consumer companies
Principal / Founder
2014
Assist private equity sponsors of legal tech companies. Identify growth pathways and source and diligence acquisition candidates. PE clients have included Astorg, Warburg Pincus, Providence, Hg, EQT, Parker Gale, Quad-C, Ontario Teachers Private Pension, OpenGate, Welsh Carson, Great Hill, Serent, and many others.
Chairman of the Board
2023
Assist law firm management with front and back office workflow solutions.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
2022 - 2023
Board Member
2018 - 2022
Helped the business achieve a successful exit from Parker Gale Capital to Aquiline Capital Partners.
For more than 40 years, law firms have relied on SurePoint's Legal Management System (LMS) to unlock higher performance.
Board Member
2017 - 2023
A global leader in the development of advanced eDiscovery software solutions. The business achieved a successful exit to Reveal.
Board Advisor
2019 - 2021
Delivers innovative document technology solutions to the legal community. .
Litera is a legaltech firm that provides of document lifecycle and transaction management solutions.
Raised $102,000,000.00 from Hg, Hg, K1 Investment Management and Concentric Equity Partners.
Board Member
2017 - 2019
Provider of eDiscovery, forensics, managed review and consulting services to law firms and corporations. The business achieved a successful exit to Xact Data Discovery.
Board Member
2016 - 2016
A worldwide provider of legal services and technology. Helped position for sale at a 42% premium to unaffected share price at a total value of over $1B.
President, Legal Business
2012 - 2014
World-class content and technology empowering today’s most informed professionals.
Various Executive Roles
1998 - 2011