Mike Pratt

Michael Pratt has over 40 years of experience in management and finance, in both domestic and international organizations, as well as more than two decades of involvement in the startup and venture capital industry. Michael’s experience includes early-stage company management, negotiation of strategic partnerships and alliances, and service on the Boards of Directors of several companies, including a public-traded corporation in New Zealand.
Michael is the Managing Partner of Select Venture Partners LLC, an early stage, post-seed/pre-Series A venture capital firm, with an experienced team, all of whom have extensive cross-industry and cross-functional operating experience in software startups. He is also Lecturer in Technology Entrepreneurship at the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Prior to Select, Mike co-founded and was CEO of SpydrSafe Mobile Security, Inc. SpydrSafe was acquired in February 2014. Prior to SpydrSafe, Michael was the COO of CardStar, Inc., a mobile loyalty company sold to Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT). From 2006 to 2010, Michael was the CFO/COO of Trust Digital, Inc., a venture-backed Mobile Device Management company sold to McAfee (NYSE: MFE). Prior to Trust, Michael was CFO of Galt Associates, Inc., a venture-backed software company sold to Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) in July 2006. Earlier professional experience includes CEO of CrossMedia Networks Corp.; CEO of Point of Care Technologies sold to Siemens Healthcare in 1999 (ETR: SIE); various senior finance and operations positions with Mobil Corporation in both domestic and international settings, including President and General Manager of three Mobil subsidiaries. Michael began his professional career with Arthur Andersen & Co.
Michael holds a BS in Finance from East Carolina University, a post-graduate degree in Business Administration from Massey University in New Zealand, and an MS, Marketing from The Johns Hopkins University.