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Michael Brown

Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Advisor

📍 Winnetka, Illinois, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2015𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
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2004
Channel Velocity provides services and software to multi-channel businesses selling products online. Our solutions increase profitability, ease of adoption, and efficiency throughout the online sales process. Principally, the company provides a spectrum of solutions around asset recovery for used and excess inventory, multi-channel e-commerce software, online trade-in programs, and branded outlets on eBay.
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2015
Board Member
Mar 2015
Convenience Valet is an industry leader in trial and travel-size consumer products. We specialize in repacking as well as distributing top brands of health, beauty and personal care products, OTC medications, automotive supplies and other general merchandise to more than 100,000 sales outlets ranging from convenience stores, airport shops, hotels, cruise ships, college bookstores, dollar stores, wholesale distributors and everything in between. With our fast and flexible business mindset, we focus on our customers with a relentless passion for quality, service and innovative solutions that are right for their business. Importantly, at Convenience Valet, we believe that giving back is very important and so we are proud partners with Children’s Miracle Network and other charity partnerships including Folds of Honor. In fact, in 2016, we surpassed a $1 million donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and our unique program continues to support miracles through specially marked packages.
2005
Plasticade Corporation, Skokie, Il.
Board member
2005
2004
Board Member
2004
Channel Velocity provides services and software to multi-channel businesses selling products online. Our solutions increase profitability, ease of adoption, and efficiency throughout the online sales process. Principally, the company provides a spectrum of solutions around asset recovery for used and excess inventory, multi-channel e-commerce software, online trade-in programs, and branded outlets on eBay.
1987
YPO (Young President's Organization)/YPO Gold
member
1987
1978
SUNSTONE, INC.
Founder/CEO
Jul 1978
Investment activity
2004–2015 · 3 investments
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