# Mike Bergelson

> Mike Bergelson is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and managing partner at Glencrest Group. He co-founded Audium, acquired by Cisco in 2006, and Everwise, a workplace mentoring and learning company. His career spans customer communications, personalized professional development and multifamily apartment investing.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Managing Partner at Glencrest Group
- **Organizations:** Glencrest Group, Everwise, Audium, Cisco, adMarketplace, First Manhattan Consulting Group
- **Education:** BS, Operations Research; engineering degree with honors, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Audium through its acquisition by Cisco in 2006., Co-founded Everwise and led sales, marketing, product vision and fundraising; his firm biography reports $26 million in venture financing., Helped build a mentoring service that expanded into an enterprise social learning platform.

## Career timeline

- **1995–1999** — Consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group.
- **1999–2006** — Co-founder and CEO of Audium.
- **2006** — Cisco completed its acquisition of Audium on June 30.
- **2006–2009** — Director of Product Management at Cisco.
- **2009–2010** — Director of Strategy at Cisco.
- **2012** — Co-founded Everwise.
- **2013** — Everwise launched publicly in May.
- **2015** — Everwise announced an $8 million financing round in December.
- **2016** — Everwise announced a $16 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital and a broader social learning platform.
- **2018** — Moderated a future-of-work and talent-development panel at ASU+GSV Summit.
- **2019** — Glencrest Group was founded; his Wellfound profile dates his founder and managing partner role from this year.
- **2026** — A Glencrest and Sky Alps Capital joint venture acquired Cedar Square in Beaverton, Oregon.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Audium through its acquisition by Cisco in 2006.
- Co-founded Everwise and led sales, marketing, product vision and fundraising; his firm biography reports $26 million in venture financing.
- Helped build a mentoring service that expanded into an enterprise social learning platform.
- Co-founded Glencrest Group, which reported a 19-property portfolio across four states in a March 2026 transaction announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — On March 12, JLL announced the $29.85 million Cedar Square sale to a joint venture between Glencrest Group and Sky Alps Capital; Bergelson was quoted as Glencrest managing partner. The community has 155 apartments and was Glencrest’s eighth sponsored Portland-area acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.glencrestgroup.com/team
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbergelson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mbergelson
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mike.bergelson

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Last updated: 2026-10-24