Michael Derosa

Managing Director and Co-Founder of Commonwealth Equity Partners

📍 Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2023
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Mar 2009
TAS is a global technology company that provides modular engineered products for data centers and other industries. Our data center products encompass a large portion of the complete data center infrastructure less the IT. It includes complete data hall infrastructure up to the IT cabinets, modular UPS and electrical switchgear systems, and mechanical systems for support infrastructure and cooling infrastructure. Compared to typical field construction, TAS’ factory packaging increases speed-to-market and substantially reduces project schedule, construction risks and cost. We offer a wide range of options to develop systems that address your specific project needs. For power, industrial and commercial applications see our Turbine Air Systems LinkedIn page or website – www.turbineairsystems.com
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Oct 2004
EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. (“EcoSMART” or the “Company”) is the global leader in the natural pesticides market delivering a family of break-through proprietary, natural pesticides derived from botanical oils. EcoSMART’s pesticides are as efficacious as the synthetic chemicals, are cost effective and are made from all natural ingredients. EcoSMART has a full line of pesticides that are made from food grade material and can be marketed as “Safe Around Children & Pets” and as “Non-Toxic”. Our mission is to develop botanical pesticide product lines that: work as well as conventional pesticides; kill/control a broad spectrum of insect pests; are easy to use and cost-efficient amd provide an unprecedented margin of safety to people, pets and the environment.
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2023
VANTAGE VEHICLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Board Member
Dec 2023
Managing Director
Jan 2023
Founded in 2009, Salt Creek Capital is a private investment firm providing flexible capital solutions to entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses. For over 15 years, we have specialized in ownership transitions as the first institutional partner for businesses generating up to $100M in annual sales. Our investment experience spans a wide array of industries, including business and consumer services, manufacturing, food & beverage, franchising, healthcare, and distribution. Through our one-of-a-kind Executive Partnership Program, we support a bench of seasoned operators prepared to lead and transform businesses over the long-term while preserving the core values that enabled these companies to thrive. Our Executive Partners bring deep industry expertise and a proven track record of driving growth. Our mission is to be the partner of choice for businesses seeking flexible capital and operational leadership to guide ownership transitions and drive long-term value creation. At Salt Creek, we offer a collaborative, transparent process that aligns our interests with those of business owners, ensuring a smooth transition.
2019
CommonWealth Equity Partners, LLC
General Partner and Co-Founder
Dec 2019
2017
Managing Director
May 2017
Activate Capital is a growth-stage venture capital firm investing in the sustainable, resilient transformation of the global economy. Our strategy centers on the belief that large-scale, climate and technology-driven shifts are underway, transforming how we power, produce, and move economic activity. We believe that this sustainability supercycle is contributing to the widespread disruption of global economic systems and represents a generational investment opportunity to rebuild core systems and infrastructure over the coming decades. Activate partners with technology companies at their inflection point, led by exceptional entrepreneurs with ambitions to build category-defining platforms of the future. Founded in 2017, Activate is led by general partners with over 100 years of combined experience investing and operating in energy and infrastructure technology companies. Over this time, the team has invested more than $1.5 billion into some of the leading companies in their sector: Tesla (TSLA), SolarCity (SCTY), SpaceX, Generate Capital, Stem (STEM), Ping Identity (PING), TPI Composites (TPIC), EnerNOC (ENOC), Capstone Turbine (CPST) and AquaVenture (WAAS). The Firm invests primarily across the US and Europe and is backed by a world-class set of global investors.
2013
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Nov 2013
Established in 1999, Detechtion Technologies is a leader in real-time asset performance management solutions for Energy companies. Built on a foundation of subject matter expertise, digital twins, and data analytics, our solutions enable our customers to operate more sustainably, while increasing productivity and reducing costs. By utilizing Detechtion’s rapidly deployed cloud solutions to connect and manage tens of thousands of remote assets and processes across the globe, our customers save millions annually.
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