Michael Seedman

Executive Advisor | Board Member at Ocient, NuCurrent

📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020
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Jan 2019
Ocient is a data analytics software solutions company that enables compute-intensive analysis of large, complex datasets while optimizing for performance, cost, and energy efficiency. Ocient brings data transformation, loading, complex query processing, AI, OcientML® and OcientGeo® into a single, consolidated solution for deeper insights and data-driven decision-making. Enterprises can deploy Ocient’s pilot-to-production solutions on premises, in the OcientCloud™ or the public cloud, with little to no resource-intensive integration. Ocient is a global, remote-first, carbon-neutral company, headquartered in Chicago, and backed by leading investors including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures. If youre interested in joining a team making data more efficient at scale, email us at: recruiting@ocient.com
Board Member
May 2017
NuCurrent’s innovative wireless power technologies and proven processes create premium user experiences for product developers. For more information, visit www.nucurrent.com
Board Member
Sep 2014
Pulse Secure provides easy, comprehensive software-driven Secure Access solutions that provide visibility and seamless, protected connectivity between users, devices, things, and services. Our suites uniquely integrate cloud, mobile, application, and network access to enable hybrid IT in a Zero Trust world. Today, more than 80% of the Fortune 500 and over 20,000 enterprises (and 18M end-points) and service providers across every vertical entrust Pulse Secure to empower their mobile workforce to securely access applications and information in the data center and cloud while ensuring business compliance.
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2020
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Jan 2020
EFI is leading the transformation from analog to digital imaging with scalable, digital, award-winning products. EFI develops breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process, increasing your competitiveness and boosting productivity.
2019
Board Member
Jan 2019
Ocient is a data analytics software solutions company that enables compute-intensive analysis of large, complex datasets while optimizing for performance, cost, and energy efficiency. Ocient brings data transformation, loading, complex query processing, AI, OcientML® and OcientGeo® into a single, consolidated solution for deeper insights and data-driven decision-making. Enterprises can deploy Ocient’s pilot-to-production solutions on premises, in the OcientCloud™ or the public cloud, with little to no resource-intensive integration. Ocient is a global, remote-first, carbon-neutral company, headquartered in Chicago, and backed by leading investors including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures. If youre interested in joining a team making data more efficient at scale, email us at: recruiting@ocient.com
2017
Board Member
Nov 2017
Rabine is a world class provider of innovative solutions for local and national property asset managers. We go far beyond surfacing a parking lot, laying a roof or snow removal. We are built on an unrivaled engineering foundation, creating meaningful advantage for you: the highest quality work - on time and in budget—planned and executed to maximize long term return on investment. Rabine services commercial, industrial, and utility customers that are local, regional, and national. Rabine encompasses multiple companies across industries dedicated to quality products and services for pavement and construction needs. Rabine companies include Rabine Paving, Rabine Paving Texas, Rabine Paving Mid-Atlantic, Rabine America, Pipe View America, Rabine Snow Pros, Rabine Mechanical, Rabine Doors & Docks, Crawford Roofing Experts, Rabine America Maintenance, and SITE. Each Rabine company is guided by passionate team members. Our team strives to be the best in the industry by leveraging global networking and state of the art training. Our world-class team, above all else, is dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services to provide total customer satisfaction. Crain’s Chicago Business recognizes Rabine as one of the largest privately held organizations, and as one of the “Fastest Fifty” growing companies in the Chicagoland area. Rabine staff and their families are a charitably minded team and proudly participate in activities supported by the Rabine Foundation and TrueMentors, two non profit organizations started by Cheryl and Gary Rabine. The Rabine Foundation has a mission to support causes on behalf of children, elderly, disadvantaged, medical research, and veterans. TrueMentors is a mentorship network where high level leaders are matched with mentees seeking shared experiences to enhance their leadership growth. Rabine.com
Board Member
May 2017
NuCurrent’s innovative wireless power technologies and proven processes create premium user experiences for product developers. For more information, visit www.nucurrent.com
2016
Board Member
Sep 2016
Plantronics and Polycom are now Poly. Our comprehensive set of smart endpoints for unified collaboration span personal and group communication systems, with a full range of headsets, desk and conference phones, and video collaboration solutions. Our cloud software and services provide advanced management, analytics, and insights that drive first-rate business decisions. Poly is the global communications company that powers authentic human connection and collaboration. Face to face, we sift and sort millions of verbal and non-verbal cues to glean meaning. Poly is finding new ways to inject these cues into audio and video communication to replicate the face to face experience. To build intimacy. To break walls and span distance. To nurture the simplicity and beauty of human connection. One to one, one to many, many to many. We are seeking the right talent to join us on this powerful journey to connect humans, not just things. Visit www.poly.com to learn more.
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