Michael Beer

Cerity Partners Ventures is the corporate venture practice of Cerity Partners. We help corporations work with innovative startups, with the goal of fueling their mutual success. ​ ​Founded as Touchdown Ventures in 2014, our team brings an impact orientation to every relationship. We are dedicated to providing critical insights and transactions to help corporations adapt to the rapid pace of change in todays market.​ ​Cerity Partners Ventures seeks venture capital investments on behalf of our corporate partners in sectors that can be found here: www.ceritypartners.com/ventures.

Various board memberships

Founded in 2014, we’re America’s largest venture firm for individual investors and VC investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions. Offerings include institutional-grade funds with large diversified portfolios and deal-by-deal investing through our Syndicates. Investment minimum is $10,000. • Top-20 VC Firm (Time Magazine ’25) • Top-Decile Investment Performance (Carta Benchmarks ‘25) • Top 20 VC Firm (CB Insights 24) • Top 50 Unicorn VC (Stanford GSB Research ‘25) • Top 3 Most Active US VC Firm (PitchBook ‘18 - ‘24) • Most Founder Friendly Investor List (Inc. Magazine ‘24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US (PitchBook 22 & 23) • Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights 24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • Portfolio of 1,600+ current and historical companies • 40+ full-time VC investors • Founders get access to our community of 850,000+ members and 6,000+ Experts. Offers of securities made only to eligible investors by formal offering documents describing risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio companies shown for illustrative purposes only, do not necessarily reflect investment outcomes that were or would be obtained by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors, except potentially in follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The content on this account is intended solely for persons located in the U.S. and is not directed at, and must not be acted upon, by any person in the United Kingdom. UK residents seeking information about AV should refer only to communications issued by Alumni Ventures UK LLP, which provides information solely on a non-promotional basis and only distributes Financial Promotions to eligible recipients in accordance with UK law.

Cerity Partners Ventures is the corporate venture practice of Cerity Partners. We help corporations work with innovative startups, with the goal of fueling their mutual success. ​ ​Founded as Touchdown Ventures in 2014, our team brings an impact orientation to every relationship. We are dedicated to providing critical insights and transactions to help corporations adapt to the rapid pace of change in todays market.​ ​Cerity Partners Ventures seeks venture capital investments on behalf of our corporate partners in sectors that can be found here: www.ceritypartners.com/ventures.

MetaProp is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology (“PropTech”) industry. Founded in 2015, MetaProp’s investment team has invested in 175+ technology companies across the real estate value chain. The firm manages multiple funds for both financial and strategic real estate investors that represent a pilot- and test-ready sandbox of 20+ billion square feet across every real estate asset type and global market. The firm’s investment activities are complemented by pioneering community leadership including the PropTech Place innovation hub, MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University programs, global events including NYC Real Estate Tech Week, and publications Global PropTech Confidence Index and PropTech 101.

Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm, with approximately $114 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia. Silver Lake’s portfolio companies collectively generate more than $307 billion and employ approximately 433,000 people globally.

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners is a private credit asset management platform built on the continuity of Comvest’s proven leadership and Manulife’s global scale. The platform provides creative and flexible private credit solutions to both sponsored and non-sponsored companies. Alongside Manulife Investment Management’s private equity program and global distribution network, the platform combines deep origination channels, rigorous underwriting discipline, and long-term stability that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns across market cycles. On August 6, 2025, Manulife Investment Management announced an agreement to acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners. The transaction closed on November 3, 2025.