# Michael Witte

> Mike Witte is co-founder and CEO of Equal Parts, an Austin-based insurance platform that acquires independent agencies and layers AI automation on top of the humans who already sell the policies. In February 2026 the company closed a $23M Series A led by Inspired Capital, bringing total acquisition capital to $50M. Before Equal Parts, Witte co-founded RigUp (later Workrise) and helped scale it to a reported $3B valuation.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Equal Parts
- **Organizations:** Equal Parts, Workrise (formerly RigUp), Encana Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate, Texas A&M University, MBA, Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded RigUp / Workrise and helped scale it to a reported $3B valuation, Raised $50M in total acquisition capital for Equal Parts within a year of launch, Delivered ~40% revenue growth and ~50% bottom-line improvement across acquired Equal Parts agencies

## Career timeline

- **pre-2014** — Petroleum engineer at Encana Corporation; later energy private equity consulting
- **2014** — Co-founded RigUp with Xuan Yong
- **2014-2022** — Served as COO of RigUp / Workrise
- **2022** — Became CEO of Workrise following Yong's transition to Chairman
- **2025-03** — Co-founded Equal Parts with Mike Meller and Graham Yennie
- **2026-02** — Equal Parts closes $23M Series A led by Inspired Capital

## Achievements

- Co-founded RigUp / Workrise and helped scale it to a reported $3B valuation
- Raised $50M in total acquisition capital for Equal Parts within a year of launch
- Delivered ~40% revenue growth and ~50% bottom-line improvement across acquired Equal Parts agencies

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Equal Parts closed $23M Series A led by Inspired Capital, bringing total acquisition capital to $50M.
- **2025-12** — Equal Parts acquired Strategic Insurance (New Mexico), Assurely (Austin), and Lumen Insurance (Austin).
- **2025-03** — Equal Parts launched publicly.

## Links

- Website: https://www.equalparts.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewitte1/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09