Mike Farrell
Managing Director
Mike is a Managing Director at Spectrum, where he helps to lead software and info services investments.
Mike joined the firm in 2009. Over his 15 years at Spectrum, he’s led pivotal investments in companies like CINC, Origami Risk, Expert Institute, RainKing, RapidRatings, and BATS Global Markets.
Prior to joining Spectrum, Mike worked at Tudor Investment Corporation’s private equity arm. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and BA, cum laude, from Bowdoin College.
Mike is involved with Minds Matter, an organization that connects driven and determined students with internship opportunities. Outside of work, he keeps himself busy shuttling his three kids to their various sporting events and activities.
Representative Investments
Bats Global Markets is a leading operator of exchanges for global financial markets.
Acquired by CBOE
CINC Systems is the largest provider of community association accounting and management software.
CyberCube delivers the world’s leading cyber risk analytics.
*Pending investment
Datassential provides data, intelligence and market research to the foodservice industry.
Acquired by NMC and Endicott
EagleView provides aerial imagery and analytics to commercial, government and infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Acquired by Vista Equity
Expert Institute is an online platform for law firms to find and connect with expert witness candidates.
Acquired by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Jagex is the UK’s largest independent online game developer and publisher.
Acquired by Shanghai Hongtou
Jimdo is the leading provider of cloud-based website creation software in Europe.
Acquired by sponsor
Litmus is the leading provider of email preview testing and analytics, and thought leader in email design.
Origami Risk provides risk management and core processing software for the insurance industry.
Quantile provides portfolio risk optimization software for the global financial market.
Acquired by London Stock Exchange
RainKing provides sales intelligence information on technology, marketing and finance decision makers.
Acquired by Zoominfo/DiscoverOrg
RapidRatings analyzes the financial health of companies to help manage supply chain and 3rd-party risk.
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