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 1546/1991 77% | Profit Factor 36.62 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $879,698.24 |
| Average Win $153,844.76 | Best Trade (Aug 28) $32.67M | Sharpe Ratio -16.94 |
| Average Loss -$14,596.76 | Worst Trade (Mar 30) -$326,999.92 | Z-Score 37.24 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 1m 4w 1d | Expectancy $116,197.1 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 58,824 | 52,941 | 47,059 | 41,176 | 35,294 | 29,412 | 23,529 | 17,647 | 11,765 | 5,882 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 82,614 | $17.44M | $25.52M | - | $8.08M | 46.33% | -7.354% |
ABBV AbbVie Inc. | 1,524 | $341,168.9 | $382,432.56 | - | $41,263.66 | 12.09% | -2.513% |
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 1,376 | $194,592.36 | $215,247.67 | - | $20,655.31 | 10.61% | +0.495% |
ACYN FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF | 13,991 | $290,872 | $289,473.79 | - | -$1,398.21 | -0.48% | -0.097% |
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 16,731 | $1.58M | $2.14M | - | $560,576.22 | 35.51% | +0.055% |
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 22,512 | $2.24M | $2.19M | - | -$52,737.27 | -2.35% | -0.256% |
AKRE Akre Focus ETF | 5,823 | $381,464.82 | $334,764.27 | - | -$46,700.55 | -12.24% | -0.087% |
ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF | 59,706 | $2.22M | $2.57M | - | $344,975.72 | 15.52% | +1.401% |
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 342 | $247,266 | $173,623.14 | - | -$73,642.86 | -29.78% | +1.176% |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3,881 | $694,061.98 | $1.85M | - | $1.15M | 166.25% | -1.904% |
AMGN Amgen Inc. | 1,215 | $357,814.92 | $467,969.4 | - | $110,154.48 | 30.79% | -0.64% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 89,504 | $15.07M | $24.31M | - | $9.23M | 61.26% | +15.321% |
ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 3,120 | $344,842.49 | $562,692.03 | - | $217,849.54 | 63.17% | +5.456% |
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Receipt | 718 | $254,581 | $172,097.42 | - | -$82,483.58 | -32.4% | -0.766% |
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF | 17,134 | $1.45M | $1.56M | - | $109,143.46 | 7.51% | -0.458% |
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 56,088 | $3.88M | $5.02M | - | $1.15M | 29.55% | +0.101% |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 25,170 | $4.27M | $9.8M | - | $5.53M | 129.41% | +0.371% |
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | 204,736 | $13.26M | $18.87M | - | $5.61M | 42.32% | +0.141% |
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 30,217 | $3.07M | $3.79M | - | $717,977.08 | 23.41% | +0.032% |
AXP American Express Company | 1,656 | $507,890.92 | $556,830 | - | $48,939.08 | 9.64% | -0.376% |