Mike Kraus – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Mike Kraus is the Principal at CMFG Ventures, with an investment focus on fintech, insurtech, education tech, data analytics, and digital channels sectors in the United States. He has made investments in various companies including DataVisor, Zest AI, and TRED at different stages. Mike Kraus prefers investments ranging from $100K to $5.0M, with a sweet spot at $1.5M. His geographical preference includes the Midwest region. Kraus emphasizes collaboration and partnership in the industry.
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Industries: Insurance, Financial Services, Annuities, Wealth Management
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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Status: active

AI Reasoning: CMFG Ventures investment in DataVisor occurred May 9, 2023 (investment by CMFG Ventures with Mike Kraus quoted). From the reference point, that investment was 17 months and 23 days before the calculation date – beyond 12 months but within more than 12 months and less than 24 months, placing the last known investment in the 12-6 months ago window? Correction: May 9, 2023 to Nov 1, 2025 is 2 years, 5 months, 23 days (29+ months) – however other known investment: Zest AI investment was Nov 2, 2022 (older). No investments found in past 12 months. The most recent found is May 9, 2023 which is older than 12 months (over 24 months), so tag should be “low-active”.

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Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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