Mike Batesole

Mike is a CFO and strategic financial leader with extensive experience across AI, Robotics, SaaS, Enterprise Software, e-commerce, and Consumer Products. He specializes in building and transforming finance organizations to handle growth-stage complexity, operational execution gaps, capital management pressures, and scaling challenges.

Mike’s career spans Public, VC-, and PE-backed companies navigating both rapid growth and turnaround environments, consistently delivering measurable results, including over $900M in shareholder value creation and significant EBITDA improvements—such as a $100M+ increase within a single company. His expertise extends across buy- and sell-side M&A, where he has led diligence, deal structuring, and post-transaction integration. He has also been instrumental in multiple successful exits, including those requiring complex regulatory approvals such as DOJ clearance.

Globally, Mike has established and managed subsidiaries across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, enabling international expansion, operational efficiency, and compliance.

Mike is recognized for building trusted relationships with CEOs, boards, and investors, fostering transparency and confidence. At the same time, he excels in cross-functional leadership—aligning finance with operations, sales, product, and supply chain to drive performance, surface risks early, and enable disciplined execution. He thrives at the intersection of strategic vision and operational detail, helping companies scale, strengthen financial performance, and maximize long-term value