Michael Angst
Michael Angst is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of E-Line Ventures,
a ‘double bottom line’ early-stage venture fund focused on empowering
individuals, small businesses, and disenfranchised communities through
innovative uses of personal fabrication, digital media, and on-demand
business services.
Prior to founding E-Line Ventures, Michael spent several years as a
Senior Partner at Bluefin Partners, a boutique advisory and investor in
the middle market private equity segment, where he focused on techenabled business services deals. His investments/engagements included
Lason, a multi-national Business Process Outsourcing company that
delivers service through over 70 independently owned micro-franchises
in India and China (employing over 10,000 people) and Oakleaf, the
nation’s fastest growing waste management outsourcer whose credentialed
affiliate model supports many of the largest U.S. retailers via a
network of 5,000 independently-operated local service providers.
Prior to joining Bluefin Partners, Michael served as the Chief
Operating Officer of National Healthcare Resources (NHR), an outsourced
insurance services provider, where he supervised the growth of the
Company from $10MM to over $150MM in annual revenue and the acquisition
and integration of over 20 private companies.
Michael began his professional career within the Salomon Brothers Sales
and Trading Training Program, after which he spent six years as a
quantitative analyst in support of fixed income products and investment
banking transactions.
Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania,
where he studied computer science and electrical engineering. He also
pursued a graduate degree in film from New York University, where he
produced several award winning short films. Michael has also produced
theater in New York City and served as an advisor to independent film
companies.
Michael currently serves as Executive Chairman of Stolen Bases, an ELine portfolio company that empowers small enterprises with on-demand
business services. He also serves on the Board of Directors of FilmAid
International (an NGO that uses the power of film to promote health,
strengthen communities, and enrich the lives of the world's vulnerable
and uprooted) and Sustainable South Bronx (an organization that which
drives environmental justice through economically sustainable
projects).