Michael Heller (FT), a Venture Partner at Oak HC/FT, joined the firm in 2016 and focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in FinTech.

Michael currently serves on the Board of Groundspeed. He is also a Board Observer at Kasisto and Urjanet.

Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Michael served as President of FactorTrust (acquired by TransUnion in November 2017), an alternative credit bureau using proprietary data and predictive analytics to generate solutions unavailable from traditional credit bureaus. Prior to FactorTrust, Michael co-founded Argus Information & Advisory LLC, an information services firm serving the global banking industry. It was sold to Verisk Analytics in 2012. Before founding Argus, he was a consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group.

Michael received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.