Michael Helmicki

Michael Helmicki is a Managing Director of Corstone and a General Partner of the Corstone Fund.  In addition to overseeing principal investment activities, Mr. Helmicki is responsible for evaluating and driving new strategic business opportunities within Corstone's USD 1.3 billion portfolio, including strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining Corstone, Mr. Helmicki was a Partner at Edison Venture Fund, an expansion stage investment firm with USD 550 million under management. He was responsible for leading numerous successful investments in enterprise software and business services.  Earlier, Mr. Helmicki was a Kauffmann program participant, a nationally recognized program which focuses on identifying, developing, and networking the next generation of leaders in the venture capital industry.

His investment activities have included companies at various stages of development, from start-up to mezzanine financings, and spanned several industries, including internet, electronics, software, specialty retailing and manufacturing.

Prior to his investment career, Mr. Helmicki was an entrepreneur and founding member of two successful technology start-ups which were exited by sale to strategic purchasers. He began his career with Accenture, where he managed software development and operations strategy initiatives for Fortune 1000 clients.

Immediately following graduation from college, Mr. Helmicki lived in London and was an advisor to Sir Edward Heath, the British prime minister responsible for restoring full diplomatic relations between the UK and China.

Mr. Helmicki holds a bachelor's degree in politics from Catholic University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Helmicki has served on the boards of several companies and is currently a Director of Jiaxing Stone Wheel Manufacturing Company, InterPro Medical and Astra HR.