mark vc
Venture capitalAustin · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
mark vc is an early-stage, generalist venture firm that invests opportunistically across many industries rather than specializing in a single domain. Its portfolio spans healthcare, security and defense, consumer, and SaaS, among others. The firm positions itself as experts in people rather than domains, emphasizing deep evaluation of founders and aiming to be the most valuable investor to founders and a strong collaborator to colleagues.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 24 of 24 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×10SaaS ×7Healthtech ×5Digital Health ×4Hardware ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Defense Tech ×3
HQs:United States×15
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of Cambridge ×2University of Virginia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Computer Science ×5Humanities ×5Business & Management ×4Design & Architecture ×3Life Sciences ×3Medicine ×3Law ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
Capital Factory ×2Harvard Medical School ×2Justworks ×2Kinara ×2Stanford University ×2
6 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 24 tracked
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A social platform where users post content and discussions that are ranked by community votes, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly visitors across web and mobile applications.
Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US
Steve Huffman(Founder)inAlexis Ohanian(Cofounder)inMelissa Tidwell(Executive Officer)in
BoardSam Altman(Interim CEO (2014); board member until 2022)Keith Rabois(Director)Robert A. Sauerberg, Jr.(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalA.Capital VenturesA*AAF Management Ltd.AlleyCorpAndreessen Horowitz+28 more
Andela connects global technologists with enterprise opportunities and serves as a platform for hiring, building AI systems, and upskilling teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechWashington, D.C., US
Jeremy Johnson(Founder)inIyinoluwa Aboyeji(Founder)inNadayar Enagesi(Founder)Brice Nkengsa(Founder)inIan Carnevale(Founder)inChristina Sass(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesAccelerate AfricaAir Street CapitalAmplo VenturesCRE Venture CapitalDBL Partners+23 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+83 more
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+22 more
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Arch provides a software platform for private investment administration, centralizing communications, documents, and data across institutional investors and fund managers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ryan Eisenman(Founder)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalMenlo VenturesOak HC/FTReshapeQuiet Capital
Atropos Health develops a cloud-based platform that generates real-world evidence from electronic health records to inform clinical decision-making and healthcare research.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechStanford, US
Nigam Shah(Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist)Brigham Hyde(Chief Executive Officer & co-Founder)inSaurabh Gombar(Chief Medical Officer & co-Founder)inNigam Shah, PhD MBBS(Co-Founder of Atropos Health & Chief Data Scientist at Stanford Health Care)NEIL SANGHAVI(Executive Officer)in
BoardMATTHEW BETTONVILLE(Director)
Co-investorsYosemiteBreyer CapitalCencora VenturesCerity Partners VenturesMcKesson VenturesPresidio Ventures+2 more
Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service designed to reduce car trips and emissions in urban environments across multiple continents.
CleantechMobility & TransportationSanta Monica, US
Co-investorsAccelAlate PartnersCanaan PartnersCoastCapComcast VenturesCraft Ventures+19 more
Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Payam Banazadeh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWilliam Woods(Director)Chris Boshuizen(Director)inNabeel Hyatt(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAME Cloud VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCanaan PartnersCastor VenturesCota Capital+9 more
Cellular Intelligence develops cell therapy treatments, specifically acquiring STEM-PD, a Phase 2-ready therapy for Parkinson's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Micha Breakstone(CEO & co-founder)inAllon Klein(Scientific Co-founder)inOlivier Pourquié(Scientific Co-founder)inCliff Tabin(Scientific Co-founder)inJay Shendure(Scientific Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCFusionHarpoon VenturesLerer HippeauSciFi VCEntrée Capital+1 more
Conflixis provides a platform for managing conflicts of interest in healthcare by integrating provider disclosures, external data, and behavioral risk signals to help organizations ensure transparency and compliance across clinician and corporate relationships.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechDallas, US
Aaron Narva(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacquie Marshall Siegmund(Director)inVincent Wan(Director)Joseph Bergen(Director)
Co-investorsLerer HippeauOrigin Ventures
data.world offers a data marketplace that presents an organization's most-used data products in an e-commerce-style shopping experience, with domain-based organization and curated views.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAKAR Ventures llcATPTexas VenturesUpslope VenturesAlbionVCFloodgate+5 more
Dragos provides cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and professional services to protect operational technology (OT), IT, and IoT assets in industrial environments.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHanover, US
Robert M. Lee(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalCanaan PartnersCyber Mentor FundDataTribeEarth Foundry+9 more
CrowdStrike provides cloud-native security software protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and data infrastructure to prevent breaches for enterprise customers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
George Kurtz(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesAnsa CapitalBallistic VenturesDecibel PartnersIntercept VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+7 more
Full Harvest builds an agentic intelligence platform that orchestrates transactions and operations across the North American fresh produce supply chain, helping buyers and growers navigate climate volatility, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAstiaDoon CapitalPortfoliaRadicle GrowthRethink ImpactTransLink Capital+3 more
Jona provides an AI-powered gut microbiome analysis that interprets scientific literature to generate personalized health insights and recommendations for consumers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Leo Grady, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsCity LightConnecticut InnovationsKicker VenturesMeridian Street CapitalBreyer CapitalInflect Health
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OJO offers a homeownership platform, including its Movoto by OJO home search product and OJO Homeowner tool, that helps people find, buy, sell, and manage homes with technology and connections to local real estate agents.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsCorsa VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersSilverton Partners
Ostro (Veeva Ostro) offers an AI-driven omnichannel engagement platform for biopharmaceutical, medical device, digital therapeutic, and diagnostics companies to deliver compliant, personalized content and experiences to healthcare providers and patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechSaaS
Chase Feiger(Co-founder)inAhmed Elsayyad(Co-founder)inRyan Junee(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalLayout VenturesRRE VenturesTrust Ventures
Ring provides video doorbells and security cameras that allow homeowners to monitor their property and enhance security across indoor and outdoor spaces.
HardwareIoT
Jamie Siminoff(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Energy Impact PartnersFelicis VenturesFlagship PioneeringGreen Meadow Ventures+8 more
SafeGraph builds and maintains a global dataset of information about physical places, updated monthly, for application developers and analytics teams.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US
Auren Hoffman(Executive Officer, Director)inBrent Perez(Executive Officer)inJason Richmanin
BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx VenturesFlex Capital PartnersRidge Ventures+3 more
Sana provides health plans and benefits administration services for small businesses, helping employers manage healthcare costs for their teams.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTechAustin, US
Nathan Hackley(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Young(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardStephen Oskoui(Director)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesBreyer CapitalGigafundToba CapitalEarl Grey CapitalTrust Ventures
Seed develops clinically studied probiotic and prebiotic formulations designed to support digestive health and overall wellness through proprietary delivery technology that protects beneficial bacteria through the digestive tract.
HealthtechWellness & FitnessVenice, US
Ara Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inRajat Dhir(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Bradley(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesCollaborative FundGreen Meadow VenturesGreycroftMaC Venture CapitalRachel Zoe Ventures+5 more
Standard Metrics provides portfolio management and analysis software for investors, enabling automated data collection, centralized storage, and AI-powered insights across venture-backed companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
John Melas-Kyriazi(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCAdapt VenturesAlpha EdisonBroom VenturesFin CapitalJ17 Capital+13 more
LivePerson is an enterprise software company that provides conversational AI and digital customer engagement solutions through its Conversational Cloud platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNot stated, US
John Sabino(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Collins(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer)inBarbara Dawson(Chief People Officer)inMonica Greenberg(Chief Legal & Administrative Officer)inKevin Meeks(Field President, Chief Revenue & Customer Officer)inChristopher Mina(Chief Technology & Product Officer)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsCota CapitalRTP Global
ZenBusiness provides an all-in-one platform combining AI-powered guidance (Velo) with customer support to help entrepreneurs start, protect, and grow their businesses through business formations and compliance services.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Ross Buhrdorf(CEO)inShanaz Hemmati(Founder)inRafael Lopez(Executive Officer)inKhadijeh Hemmati(Executive Officer)
BoardJC Glancy(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalCleveland AvenueFlucas VenturesFluent VenturesGeekdom+12 more
Exits · 4
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStandard Metrics · finsmes.com · Aug 25, 2026
Data · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 24, 2026
Ojo · thenationonlineng.net · Aug 13, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
Andela · en.wikipedia.org · Jul 21, 2026
Reddit · simplywall.st · Jul 15, 2026
Bird Scooters · katu.com · Jul 1, 2026
Ring · nationalobserver.com · Jun 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has mark vc made?
- mark vc has 24 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does mark vc invest at?
- mark vc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does mark vc focus on?
- mark vc focuses on Consumer, Defense Tech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is mark vc located?
- mark vc is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Who does mark vc co-invest with?
- mark vc most often shares deals with Breyer Capital, Canaan Partners, Greycroft, among 204 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 6
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
Initialized Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that partners with founders very early — often before product-market fit — providing hands-on support across product, recruiting, go-to-market, PR, and Series A fundraising.
Sandbox Industries is an investment firm that fosters innovation in the healthcare and insurance industries, partnering with corporate strategic investors as limited partners alongside financial investors and portfolio companies.
H Ventures incubates consumer brands grounded in microbiome science across food and beverage, personal care, and health sectors. The firm partners with leading microbiome scientists and commercial talent to develop products that improve human health and environmental sustainability.
Firms observed investing alongside mark vc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with mark vc's recorded portfolio.
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