Michael Nogen

Michael Nogen is the Managing Partner of Overton Venture Capital, an early-stage fund backing ambitious entrepreneurs who are building transformational solutions in evolving consumer landscapes. Before transitioning to venture capital, he held prominent executive retail roles, serving as Vice President of Brand and Finance at 1800Flowers.com, Director of Global Strategy at Gap, and a management consultant at Kurt Salmon and Accenture. As an entrepreneur, he successfully launched a maternity apparel business distributed to over two hundred global retailers, later partnering with Zappos.com to launch the e-commerce platform's dedicated maternity category. He holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, an MA in Public Policy from Middlebury's Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and a BA in History from Wabash College. Today, his investments target seed and early-stage, revenue-generating companies developing transformative consumer brands and services.