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Michael Wellman

Operator Angel

Open Angel, Bloomberg Beta

Cybersecurity entrepreneur and angel syndicate lead

Washington, DC
Pre-SeedSeed
SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SaaSAIInfrastructure

Background

Michael Wellman is a Bloomberg Beta Open Angel and the Open Angels Syndicate Lead. He founded Virgil Security, Inc., a company making every software developer an applied cryptologist. He is a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners and a mentor at the Mach37 cybersecurity accelerator and SparkLabs Cyber+Blockchain. He advises and invests in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and developer security companies including HyperQube, RunSafe Security, and Shevirah. He is a Rice University engineering and mathematics alumnus.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeed

Sectors

SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SaaSAIInfrastructure

Based in: Washington, DC (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026