Career Highlights
Michael Gravel is the Founder and Managing Director of iMerge Advisors. Since 2000, he has led more than 100 successful sell-side transactions for software and technology-enabled businesses, with deep expertise in AI, SaaS, and data-driven platforms. Michael specializes in representing founder-led companies and guiding CEOs and founders through valuation, strategic positioning, and full-cycle M&A execution.
His advisory work has resulted in outcomes with strategic acquirers such as Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ: CCSI), international buyers, and private equity platforms. Michael is known for his hands-on approach, rigorous preparation process, and ability to drive competitive processes that maximize shareholder value.
Personal Interests
When he’s not advising founders, Michael can often be found outdoors with his three daughters. Together, they’ve taken their Airstream across the United States and Canada, visiting nearly every major national park and exploring wilderness areas few families ever experience.
Michael also enjoys action-sports photography, cooking, and studying financial markets. He is an avid student of market structure, macro forces, and behavioral dynamics, and he frequently reads futurists and technologists who explore how innovation, AI, and demographic trends are shaping the decades ahead.
He is also involved in several charitable initiatives supporting youth programs, education, and animal welfare.