Michael Mauze

Michael Mauze is the Co-Founder and General Partner of VMG Partners, a San Francisco-based consumer-focused growth equity firm he co-founded in 2005. With a career spanning investment banking at PaineWebber and Lehman Brothers to private equity at TSG Consumer Partners, Mauze has spent decades backing consumer brands before 'consumer' became the hottest word in venture capital. VMG has backed over 60 brands including Spindrift, Drunk Elephant, KIND Snacks, and Daily Harvest, and closed its sixth fund at $1 billion in 2025. Beyond the portfolio, Mauze is known for his jazz philanthropy, a five-year cross-country bicycle odyssey, and a $3 million gift to his alma mater Davidson College.