Michael Kopelman is a Principal with Edison Venture Fund, an expansion-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. His primary investment focus is in the financial services and eCommerce areas.
Michael began his career as an investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston, where he advised clients on numerous M&A and financing transactions. In 1999, Michael left CSFB to start EOFFERING, the San Francisco-based online investment bank of ETRADE. Approximately one year after launch, E*OFFERING was acquired by SoundView Technology Group (a/k/a Wit Capital). Michael remained with the company following the acquisition and ran the firm’s Internet & eCommerce investment banking franchise.
Michael is a Director of Correctnet, a financial reporting company; The Neat Company, a scanning business productivity tool; Satori Group, a business performance management company; SellMyTimeshareNOW, an online secondary marketplace for timeshares; Sonicbids, an eCommerce platform for emerging musicians; and TrueCommerce, an EDI software company.
Michael is active in regional venture, entrepreneurial and technology organizations. He is currently Co-President of Wharton Private Equity Partners (WPEP), the private equity organization for Wharton alumni. He was also past Co-Chair of the Wharton Business Plan Competition and the Wharton Private Equity Conference.
He holds a BA in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA, with honors, from The Wharton School. He resides in Villanova, PA with his wife and son.
Specialties: Venture capital, technology, financial services, eCommerce and internet businesses
