Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Early stage Venture,Late Stage Venture,Private Equity,Seed,Venture

Michael Arrieta is a private equity investor, venture capitalist, and technology entrepreneur.

He is the Founder & CEO of Garden City Companies, a purpose-driven holding company that acquires small to mid-sized companies and grows them through culture, technology, and sales.

In 2016, he also founded MAV Ventures to serve as Michael & Veronica Arrieta’s private family-office investment company. They have now invested in nearly 100 companies and funds including Impossible Foods, Lime, Blue Bottle Coffee, Tonal, SalesLoft, Styleseat, Pray.com, OneFootball, Unqork, etc.

Michael was an early employee at DocuSign where he served as Global Vice President, General Manager, and Chief of Staff to the Chairman/CEO. DocuSign ($DOCU) which ultimately achieved a $50B market cap with 5,000 employees.

Prior he was a leader at Wyse Technology, which sold to Dell in 2012 for $1B+ where he went on to serve as the youngest-ever Chief of Staff at Dell.

Michael is the cofounder and Board Director at New Story, a non-profit that has built 2,000+ new homes in developing countries and is known for creating the world’s first 3D printed home in which he was recognized by Forbes as “30 under 30” for social impact.

He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management, lives in Atlanta.

Michael is passionate about helping companies grow and people thrive, while honoring God in everything he does.