Michael McBride
Private Equity Investor at GV Management Co. LLC
Net worth: 57 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Michael is a General Partner at GV based in the San Francisco office, where he leads early-stage investments across a broad spectrum of the enterprise technology landscape, including the next generation of companies powered by open-source technologies and AI-driven approaches.
Michael came to GV from portfolio company GitLab, where he served as the Chief Revenue Officer for five years.
He was responsible for all aspects of revenue growth, including sales, marketing, and customer success.
Under Michael’s go-to-market leadership, GitLab’s revenue run-rate grew more than 100x, scaling well beyond the IPO.
“My nonlinear career has been guided by an underlying love to build from the ground up — whether it’s companies, teams, products, or cultures.
I’m excited to partner with risk-taking entrepreneurs to build the next generation of successful enterprise technology companies.”
Before GitLab, he held sales and product leadership positions at high-growth technology companies, including Meraki (acquired by Cisco), Good Technology (acquired by Motorola), Be, Inc. (IPO) and Lookout.
He was also a founding executive at social gaming company Lionside (acquired by DeNA) and Starcode Software (acquired by Be, Inc.).
Previously, he worked in M&A for an investment bank.
Michael holds a B.S.
in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
In his spare time, he is a guest lecturer at the Stanford GSB and he enjoys coaching youth lacrosse and spending time outdoors with his wife and two children.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GITLAB, INC. CLASS A
0.90% | 2023-07-04 | 969,653 ( 0.90% ) | 57 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
GITLAB, INC.
-.--% | 2023-03-31 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2024-03-30 |
Michael McBride active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
GV Management Co. LLC
 GV Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-11-30 |
Former positions of Michael McBride
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| GITLAB INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2023-07-16 |
Lookout, Inc.
 Lookout, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Lookout, Inc. provides mobile security software solutions for individuals and enterprises. It delivers protection from physical threats like phone loss and theft, malicious software, and backs up highly personal data. The firm provides people the ability to locate, lock, and wipe a missing phone. Lookout mobile threat network scans applications worldwide that allows users to find and stop threats. The company was founded by John Hering, James Burgess, and Kevin Mahaffey in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2017-01-31 |
Dena Corp.
 Dena Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services DENA Corp. manufactures and distributes skin care, hair care and health care products under DENA logo with 24 registered trademarks. The firm sells its products through drugstore chains, food stores and mass merchandisers and it also provides private labeling services. The company was founded on 1968 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2013-02-28 |
Lionside, Inc.
 Lionside, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lionside, Inc. develops social sports games. It is redefining the intersection between sports and games by combining powerful social gaming mechanics with the proven affinity between fans and the teams and sports that they love. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Surabaya, Indonesia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-05-31 |
Cowen & Co. LLC
 Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Michael McBride
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| GITLAB INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 8 |
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Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
Be, Inc.
 Be, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Be, Inc. is the producer of microprocessor computer and operating system with real-time capabilities for handling audio, graphical and video data | Electronic Technology |
Good Technology
 Good Technology Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Good Technology bridges the gap between social and secure, protecting business and personal information so that mobile users can connect and collaborate on today’s most popular smartphones. Good combines a great user experience with the tools that IT needs to manage and protect its mobile enterprise, all through a straightforward Web-based architecture. Global operators, device makers, enterprises and governments all rely on Good Technology to protect, connect, and collaborate. | Technology Services |
Meraki LLC
 Meraki LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Meraki LLC provided wireless network services. The company was founded by John Bicket, Sanjit Biswas and Hans Robertson in April 2006 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
Lookout, Inc.
Lookout, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Lookout, Inc. provides mobile security software solutions for individuals and enterprises. It delivers protection from physical threats like phone loss and theft, malicious software, and backs up highly personal data. The firm provides people the ability to locate, lock, and wipe a missing phone. Lookout mobile threat network scans applications worldwide that allows users to find and stop threats. The company was founded by John Hering, James Burgess, and Kevin Mahaffey in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Lionside, Inc.
Lionside, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lionside, Inc. develops social sports games. It is redefining the intersection between sports and games by combining powerful social gaming mechanics with the proven affinity between fans and the teams and sports that they love. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Surabaya, Indonesia. | Technology Services |
Dena Corp.
Dena Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services DENA Corp. manufactures and distributes skin care, hair care and health care products under DENA logo with 24 registered trademarks. The firm sells its products through drugstore chains, food stores and mass merchandisers and it also provides private labeling services. The company was founded on 1968 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL. | Distribution Services |
GV Management Co. LLC
GV Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London. | Finance |
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