# Michael Milken, Founder and Chairman

> Michael Milken, Founder and Chairman. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-milken (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Washington, US · Angel

# Michael Milken

Founder and Chairman

Email

Stages *Series A*

Backs *IT Services*

Latest rounds

- **Bizmore** Series A Jan 2007

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Jan 2007
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Active:** 2007

2007

- [Bizmore](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizmore) *Series A* *US* Jan 2007 Joined · +1 investor · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**

What they backed

IT Services **1**

Alongside

- [Vistage International *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vistage-international)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 2 Jan 2025 · 1h 14m Top 5 of 2024: #2: Michael Milken - EP.371 With [Michael Milken](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-milken) About this episode We're counting down the top 5 episodes of 2024. Clocking in at number two is Mike Milken, Episode 3 71. Mike single-handedly developed the high yield market, which has fueled the growth of private equity ever since. When paired with the subsequent episode with his longtime attorney, Richard… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 4 Mar 2024 · 1h 1m Richard Sandler – The Prosecution of Michael Milken (EP.372) With [Michael Milken](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-milken) About this episode A long time ago, 33 years to be exact, Mike Milken pled guilty to 6 counts of violations of securities laws, went to jail for 2 years, and received a lifetime ban from the securities industry. He was at the time the most successful and powerful man on Wall Street and remains one of the smartest… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 26 Feb 2024 · 1h 12m Michael Milken – Innovations in Finance, Medicine, and Education (EP.371) With [Michael Milken](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-milken) Mentions [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management)[Leonard Green](https://millionrounds.com/person/leonard-green) About this episode Michael Milken is a legendary financier and philanthropist. Mike is best known for his role in creating the high yield bond market in the 1970s and 1980s at Drexel Burnham Lambert, his guilty plea, and his remarkable philanthropic efforts over fifty years supporting medical research, education, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Michael Milken in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 25 Jul 2022 · 60 min Josh Friedman – Master Class in Credit Investing at Canyon (Capital Allocators, EP.263) With [Josh Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-friedman) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity)[Michael Milken](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-milken) About this episode Josh Friedman is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Canyon Partners, a $25 billion multi-strategy firm that specializes in credit-related analysis across distressed securities, securitizations, risk arbitrage, and real estate. Josh founded Canyon in 1990 with Mitch Julis, his roommate from their time at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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