Seasoned technology investor and operator focused on growth-stage software and fintech opportunities. Michael Herman has led product and commercial teams at venture-backed startups and later transitioned into venture and growth equity investing, advising portfolio companies on go-to-market, M&A and board governance. Active in North American and European markets.
Seasoned technology investor and operator focused on growth-stage software and fintech opportunities. Michael Herman has led product and commercial teams at venture-backed startups and later transitioned into venture and growth equity investing, advising portfolio companies on go-to-market, M&A and board governance. Active in North American and European markets.
Focuses on growth-stage software and fintech, prioritizing revenue traction, product-market fit and repeatable go-to-market motion. Combines operator sensibility with investor discipline, favoring board-active investments where commercial scaling, unit economics improvement and strategic M&A can accelerate exits. Applies a North America–Europe lens, allocating capital to companies with defensible product differentiation and measurable customer retention. Time horizon is multi-year growth equity; risk managed through staged capital, governance covenants and hands-on commercial playbooks.
Focuses on growth-stage software and fintech, prioritizing revenue traction, product-market fit and repeatable go-to-market motion. Combines operator sensibility with investor discipline, favoring board-active investments where commercial scaling, unit economics improvement and strategic M&A can accelerate exits. Applies a North America–Europe lens, allocating capital to companies with defensible product differentiation and measurable customer retention. Time horizon is multi-year growth equity; risk managed through staged capital, governance covenants and hands-on commercial playbooks.
| Trades 1991 | Longs Won 1529/1991 76% | Profit Factor 29.03 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $896,025.05 |
| Average Win $155,989.04 | Best Trade (Oct 15) $31.45M | Sharpe Ratio -16.94 |
| Average Loss -$17,780.65 | Worst Trade (Mar 30) -$326,999.92 | Z-Score 33.53 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 2m 4w 1d | Expectancy $115,666.79 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 47,619 | 42,857 | 38,095 | 33,333 | 28,571 | 23,810 | 19,048 | 14,286 | 9,524 | 4,762 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 82,614 | $17.44M | $28.53M | - | $11.09M | 63.58% | +0.977% |
ABBV AbbVie Inc. | 1,524 | $341,168.9 | $434,957.22 | - | $93,788.32 | 27.49% | +0.707% |
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 1,376 | $194,592.36 | $218,137.28 | - | $23,544.92 | 12.1% | -0.44% |
ACYN FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF | 13,991 | $290,872 | $289,823.56 | - | -$1,048.44 | -0.36% | -0.217% |
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 16,731 | $1.58M | $2.12M | - | $542,674.05 | 34.38% | +2.003% |
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 22,512 | $2.24M | $2.14M | - | -$100,575.27 | -4.48% | -0.173% |
AKRE Akre Focus ETF | 5,823 | $381,464.82 | $332,755.33 | - | -$48,709.49 | -12.77% | -0.876% |
ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF | 59,706 | $2.22M | $2.61M | - | $383,187.56 | 17.24% | -2.021% |
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 342 | $247,266 | $143,243.28 | - | -$104,022.72 | -42.07% | -2.598% |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3,881 | $694,061.98 | $2.11M | - | $1.41M | 203.69% | -3.402% |
AMGN Amgen Inc. | 1,215 | $357,814.92 | $528,755.85 | - | $170,940.93 | 47.77% | +0.267% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 89,504 | $15.07M | $22.61M | - | $7.54M | 50% | -0.842% |
ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 3,120 | $344,842.49 | $559,634.4 | - | $214,791.91 | 62.29% | -3.346% |
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Receipt | 718 | $254,581 | $168,773.08 | - | -$85,807.92 | -33.71% | -3.975% |
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF | 17,134 | $1.45M | $1.55M | - | $91,923.79 | 6.32% | +0.35% |
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 56,088 | $3.88M | $5.01M | - | $1.13M | 29.27% | -1.2% |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 25,170 | $4.27M | $8.4M | - | $4.13M | 96.68% | -3.078% |
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | 204,736 | $13.26M | $19.12M | - | $5.86M | 44.22% | +0.011% |
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 30,217 | $3.07M | $3.64M | - | $573,237.65 | 18.69% | +0.042% |
AXP American Express Company | 1,656 | $507,890.92 | $522,153.36 | - | $14,262.44 | 2.81% | +0.459% |