Mike Zappert

Partner

2019 - Current

Mike is a Partner with TPG (TPG), the $224 billion global alternative asset firm. Mike leads all aspects of TPG's Software & Enterprise Technology Growth investing and strategy across the TPG Growth and The Rise Fund platforms. Mike is also an active investor with and member of the investment committee for TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD). Some of TPG's companies in Software & Enterprise Technology include: Box (BOX), C3.ai (AI), Catalis, Checkmarx, Course Hero, Denodo, Dreambox Learning, EIS, Elite, EverFi, Everlaw, Expanse (PANW), Forcepoint, FreedomPay, Greenhouse Software, Greensky (GSKY), Kaseya, Kajabi, MX, New Relic, Onfido (Entrust), project44, Renaissance Learning, Salsify, Sauce Labs, Sayari, Sonatype, Tanium, Toast (TOST), Zenoti, and Zscaler (ZS). Please see https://software.tpg.com for more details. Mike is also active on behalf of TPG across the TPG DE&I Council, as well as organizations like TPG NEXT, HimForHer, the Latino Corporate Director's Association, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow. Previously, Mike served as a Partner at Adams Street, a $2 billion growth equity fund, where he was actively involved with companies including: Skybox Security, Snow Software, Visier, Sauce Labs (acquired by TPG), Couchbase (BASE), TurnKey (VCSA), Chrome River (acquired by Certify), Criteo (CRTO), Five9 (FIVN), ThreatMetrix (acquired by RELX), TeleSign (acquired by BICS), RetailMeNot (SALE), and ServiceMax (acquired by GE). Prior to that, he was at 3i and Credit Suisse, serving in a variety of roles. Mike received a BA in Economics with Honors and MS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a Stanford in Government Fellow to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, U.K.

Fundraiser

2018

Fundraise for The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF). The SRF is the United States’ leading 501(c)3 nonprofit investor in scleroderma research and is laser-focused on finding a cure for scleroderma, a rare and deadly disease.

Chair of the Board

2023

Board Member

2023

Investor

2022

Board Member

2021

Chair of the Board

2021

Board Member

2020

Investor

2023

Social Venture Partners Arizona takes a venture capital approach to philanthropy. We provide expertise and funding to emerging and growing local non-profits that are working to make children successful.

Board Member

2020 - 2024

In April of 2024, Onfido was acquired in an all-cash deal by Entrust to help build the next generation of Identity.