Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Founded Organizations 3
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Managing Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Heroic Ventures
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Michael Fertik founded Reputation.com with the belief that people and businesses have the right to control and protect their online reputation and privacy. He is credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management and generally recognized as the leading expert in digital privacy and reputation.

Fertik is an industry commentator

with guest columns in Harvard Business Review, Reuters, Inc.com and Newsweek. He frequently appears on national and international television and radio, including the BBC, Good Morning America, Today Show, Dr. Phil, CBS Early Show, CNN, Fox, Bloomberg, and MSNBC. He is the co-author of two books, Wild West 2.0 (2010), and New York Times best seller, The Reputation Economy (2015).

Michael is a NYT bestselling author, and his fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous literary journals.

Number of Partner Investments 4
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 20, 2021
Mperativ
Heroic Ventures
Series A - Mperativ
$5M
Nov 18, 2021
Electric Monster
Heroic Ventures
Yes
Funding Round - Electric Monster
Nov 17, 2021
Walkie-talkie
Heroic Ventures
Yes
Pre Seed Round - Walkie-talkie
$3.3M
Feb 26, 2020
Notivize
Heroic Ventures
Yes
Seed Round - Notivize
$500K
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
Michael Fertik has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Heroic Ventures and Executive Chairman and Founder at Reputation. Additionally, Michael Fertik has had 2 past jobs including CEO at Reputation.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Reputation
CEO2006Sep 29, 2012
TruExchange
Pioneered
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Michael Fertik holds 2 board and advisor roles as Advisor at Narya Security and Advisor at Scalyr.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
MD Insider
Board of DirectorsApr 20132017
Number of Events 2
Michael Fertik has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 on Sep 18, 2017.