Michael Wand

Managing Director at The Carlyle Group

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 19 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Board Member and Angel Investor
Apr 2022
Giotto.ai is a Swiss AI lab pioneering advanced reasoning technologies. We strive to push beyond traditional machine learning toward AI that truly understands context, delivering breakthroughs that revolutionize how machines learn, adapt and serve humanity.
Board Member
Jul 2021
LiveU, a leader in live IP-video solutions, offers a set of high-quality, resilient solutions for any live production – the LiveU EcoSystem. Built on its open, adaptable platform, the LiveU EcoSystem adds efficiency and shortens workflows across the entire video production chain, from contribution and production to distribution. Through innovative story-centric workflows, we help customers share their stories with a global audience in the most dynamic and engaging way. At the core of our EcoSystem lies LRT™ (LiveU Reliable Transport), LiveUs pioneering protocol for IP bonding and wireless connectivity, ensuring rock-solid resiliency and low latency from any location. Our rich portfolio ranges from our portable multi-cam/compact 5G encoders for live transmission to next-gen cloud ingest, digital production and global distribution solutions. Customers can go live from anywhere with our advanced, network-agnostic connectivity solutions – combining cellular (including private 5G), fiber and satellite. With over 5,000 customers in 150 countries and world-class customer support, LiveU’s technology is the solution of choice for global broadcasters, sports, public safety and other organizations. LiveU is a multi-award winner, including Frost & Sullivan for global product leadership and Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. For open positions, please visit https://www.comeet.com/jobs/liveu/90.00C.
Board Member
Mar 2021
Disguise is a global technology company driving the next dimension of entertainment. One powerful ecosystem of software, hardware and services offering an end-to-end solution for visual experiences across live events, immersive experiences, virtual production and broadcast. Disguise’s Emmy-award-winning Designer software and integrated hardware bring creative visions to life with unrivalled workflows, reliable playback and a Cloud tool suite that offers global collaboration on the most groundbreaking real-time experiences and productions on the planet. Partnering with customers every step of the way, Disguise’s technical and creative services provide seamless, tailored solutions from initial design and content creation through to full implementation, as well as expert training and unbeatable 24/7 global support packages to ensure every project can run without a hitch. Powering experiences for the biggest entertainment companies, studios, venues and brands in the world, from Disney to Snapchat, Netflix to ESPN, the Las Vegas Sphere to the Burj Khalifa, and Adele to Beyonce, Disguise is everywhere - revolutionising every sector of the entertainment industry.
Board Member
Jan 2020
DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Coach, eBay, and OpenAI. Certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Accelerate Innovation to Connect and Secure the World Keysight empowers innovators to explore, design, and bring world-changing technologies to life. As the industry’s premier global innovation partner, our software-centric solutions serve across the design and development environment, enabling engineers to deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs at speed and with reduced risk. Keysight is a leader in test automation, where our AI-driven, digital twin-based solutions help innovators push the boundaries of test case design, scheduling, and execution. Whether you’re looking to secure the best experience for application users, analyze high-fidelity models of complex systems, or take proactive control of network security and performance, easy-to-use solutions including Eggplant and our broad array of network, security, traffic emulation, and application test software help you conquer the complexities of continuous integration, deployment, and test. Test early, test often, and take on complex and distributed deployments with confidence. Discover why so many QA testers, software developers, network operators, IT specialists, and cybersecurity teams are shifting left with Keysight. Innovators start here. Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) is an S&P 500 technology company, headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, with offices and manufacturing worldwide. Keysight leverages its strength as the world’s leading test and measurement provider and today enables innovators to quickly solve design, emulation, and test challenges to help create the best product experiences. Keysight owns more than 3,500 patents and its ~15,000 employees work with nearly 32,000 customers worldwide to start technology revolutions. Keysight customers span the communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor, and general electronics markets. www.Keysight.com
Board Member
Jun 2009
Sme súčasťou medzinárodnej IT spoločnosti so sídlom v Nemecku, ktorá pôsobí na trhu viac než 50 rokov. Vyvíjame softvér v oblasti ľudských zdrojov (spracovanie miezd, personálny manažment, dochádzkový systém). Vývoj softvéru dopĺňajú služby ako implementácia, poradenstvo, školenia a outsourcing HR-služieb. Máme viac než 15000 priamych zákazníkov v 15 krajinách. Vysoké investície do výskumu a vývoja produktov dávajú zákazníkom P&I istotu a zaručujú ochranu ich investícií. P&I - Váš partner pre integrované HR riešenia
Board Member
Aug 2006
Wolters Kluwer provides expert services and solutions to help financial services and corporate professionals maintain ongoing compliance requirements, increase efficiency and produce better business outcomes.
Board Member
Feb 2002
The Apama business and technology was acquired by Progress Software in 2005, and subsequently transferred into the ownership of Software AG in 2012. Apama provided next-generation Trading Strategy Management technologies which allowed traders to instantly and continuously analyse, evaluate and respond to market events. Combined with Apamas dashboard technology - providing real-time reporting of traders​ positions, VaR, and exposure - Apama was a platform that offered unparalleled flexibility and dynamic interaction with live strategies. Founded in 1999 by Dr. John Bates and Dr. Giles Nelson , Apama was based upon an entirely new way of looking at the complex problems of analysing and acting upon data in real-time. Traditionally, data is stored and then analysed; Apama removed the need to store data (and thus the associated latency) and allowed data to stream through whilst simultaneously being able to calculate analytics, inject new strategies and interact with the data stream in a temporally-aware manner. Apama (when independent) was head quartered in Cambridge, UK, and also had offices in Reading, UK, and New York City, USA.
Experience · 24 entries
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Investments (19)
Board (19)
2024
Board Member
Jan 2024
We are one of the leading specialists for the digital transformation of organizations and offer our customers smart software solutions and excellent advice. At that, the objectives of our customers are always at the center of our actions. We believe that every company has the potential to perform even better. With us, organizations unfold their full potential and sustainably increase their company value. We consider ourselves a reliable supplier of solutions and services that are proven in practice. Innovation is a key driver in order to offer our clients an added value for now and the future. We are ready to take responsibility for our performance and results and to invest in the future of the digital transformation. Imprint: https://www.gbtec.com/imprint/ Data Privacy: https://www.gbtec.com/data-privacy/
2023
Board Member
Jan 2023
Incubeta is a global marketing agency empowering ambitious brands to outperform. With 18 offices worldwide and over 20 years of experience, we partner with leading brands like L’Oreal, ING, M&S, Les Mills, and Hyundai to transform complexity into clarity and deliver sustainable growth with transformative strategies and award-winning execution.
2022
Board Member and Angel Investor
Apr 2022
Giotto.ai is a Swiss AI lab pioneering advanced reasoning technologies. We strive to push beyond traditional machine learning toward AI that truly understands context, delivering breakthroughs that revolutionize how machines learn, adapt and serve humanity.
Board Member
Mar 2022
Shopware provides high-performance B2C and B2B ecommerce solutions, enabling global businesses to scale rapidly and efficiently. By combining the robust security of open-source technology with the agility modern businesses demand, Shopware delivers cutting-edge innovation, reliability, and unmatched adaptability—while being fully GDPR-ready and accessible for all users. With cutting-edge, ready-to-deploy features and a headless, API-first architecture, Shopware offers the flexibility to craft tailored, best-of-breed strategies that drive sustainable growth. Trusted by over 50,000 companies worldwide and supported by an extensive partner ecosystem, Shopware is built to adapt and evolve alongside the ever-changing market landscape. Top industry analysts, including Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, consistently recognize Shopware for delivering impactful solutions that prioritize efficiency and long-term success. Founded in 2000 by Co-CEOs Stefan and Sebastian Hamann in Germany, Shopware continues to lead the way in digital commerce innovation and performance.
2021
Board Member
Jul 2021
LiveU, a leader in live IP-video solutions, offers a set of high-quality, resilient solutions for any live production – the LiveU EcoSystem. Built on its open, adaptable platform, the LiveU EcoSystem adds efficiency and shortens workflows across the entire video production chain, from contribution and production to distribution. Through innovative story-centric workflows, we help customers share their stories with a global audience in the most dynamic and engaging way. At the core of our EcoSystem lies LRT™ (LiveU Reliable Transport), LiveUs pioneering protocol for IP bonding and wireless connectivity, ensuring rock-solid resiliency and low latency from any location. Our rich portfolio ranges from our portable multi-cam/compact 5G encoders for live transmission to next-gen cloud ingest, digital production and global distribution solutions. Customers can go live from anywhere with our advanced, network-agnostic connectivity solutions – combining cellular (including private 5G), fiber and satellite. With over 5,000 customers in 150 countries and world-class customer support, LiveU’s technology is the solution of choice for global broadcasters, sports, public safety and other organizations. LiveU is a multi-award winner, including Frost & Sullivan for global product leadership and Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. For open positions, please visit https://www.comeet.com/jobs/liveu/90.00C.
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