Partner
Michael Laven
Advisor, Fog City Capital
- Firm
- Fog City Capital
- Title
- Advisor
- Role
- Advisor
Record updated 22 September 2026
About
Michael is currently CEO of CurrencyCloud. Mr. Laven has extensive experience building, growing and leading successful technology firms in both Silicon Valley and Europe. He was previously COO of Traiana, which was acquired by ICAP for $247 million. Prior to Traiana he was the CEO of Iris Financial, a provider of equity and fixed income security trading systems; he led Iris’ buy-out by Apax Partners, a London-based private equity fund. Previously, he worked alongside Insight Capital Partners, a late-stage venture capital fund, on an investment in KW International, a London-based supplier of trading and risk management solutions. He then joined KWI as COO. Prior to KWI, Mr. Laven was President and CEO of Cohera, a developer of e-procurement solutions based in Silicon Valley, which raised $20 million in capital from major venture funds including Sequoia, Accel, Sippl-McDonald and Merrill Lynch and was subsequently acquired by PeopleSoft in 2000. Prior to Cohera, Mr. Laven was CEO of Infi
Background
- Education
- he received his B.A. from Wesleyan University, an M.A. from the School for International Training, and a M.Ed. from Harvard University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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