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Marion Desmazières

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Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) · Venture Partner at Purpose Built Ventures

Seattle area

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Marion: together at Grubstakes
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Marion: together at Crux OCM

About

Marion is a senior portfolio development manager at M12 focused on vertical SaaS and AI investments. She spent eight years at Amazon in business development and product marketing roles, including leading a team recruiting consumer brands for a growth program and managing portfolio success for the Alexa Fund. She holds an MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from the University of Alberta and a Masters in Business Management from EDHEC Business School.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

  1. M12, Microsoft's Venture FundSr Portfolio Development Managercurrent2024 — presentRedmond, Washington, United States
  2. CruxOCMBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  3. Purpose BuiltVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  4. Day One AlumniCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  5. AmazonSr Sales Manager, Amazon Launchpad2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. AmazonSr Portfolio Development Manager, Alexa Fund2019 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
  7. AmazonSr International Lead, Alexa Developer Marketing2018 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  8. AmazonSr Partner Program Manager, Alexa Developer Marketing2015 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
  9. AmazonBusiness Development Manager, Amazon Appstore2014 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
  10. Amazon Alexa FundSr Portfolio Development Manager2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. GrubstakesBusiness Angel2019Greater Seattle Area
  12. Seattle Angel ConferenceInvestor2018 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  13. Startup WeekendGlobal Facilitator2012 — 2018Worldwide
  14. Startup WeekendOrganizer2012 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
  15. Startup WeekendProgram Manager2012Greater Seattle Area
  16. StartupDigestEdmonton Curator2013 — 2014Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area
  17. UP GlobalBusiness Developer2012 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  18. Impact Hub SeattleBusiness Developer2012Greater Seattle Area
  19. BRANDALLEYMarketing Assistant2011Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Communication1Public Speaking37Management26Leadership19Teamwork9Strategy10Creative Problem Solving5Writing5Presentations1Event Marketing2Product DevelopmentProduct Marketing
+12 moreCorporate Venture CapitalPortfolio ManagementVenture CapitalAngel InvestingSales ManagementSalesEntrepreneurshipStart-upsSocial MediaStrategic PartnershipsMarket ResearchBlogging

Languages Chinese · English · French · Japanese · Spanish

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Venture Deals — Techstars
  • Introduction to Voice Design with Amazon Alexa — Amazon
  • Understanding Video Games — University of Alberta
  • Power Searching with Google — Google
  • Chinese for Beginners — Peking University
  • Gamification — University of Pennsylvania

From Marion's professional profile.

Colleagues at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Alan Du
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Alessandro Levi
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Andrew Smyth
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Ann Johnson
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Anthony “Tony” Sims
Business Administrator at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Brian Zhao
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cat Knoerr
Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cheryl Cheng
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marion Desmazières?
Marion is a senior portfolio development manager at M12 focused on vertical SaaS and AI investments. She spent eight years at Amazon in business development and product marketing roles, including leading a team recruiting consumer brands for a growth program and managing portfolio success for the Alexa Fund. She holds an MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from the University of Alberta and a Masters in Business Management from EDHEC Business School.
Where does Marion Desmazières work?
Marion Desmazières is Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund).
What does Marion Desmazières invest in?
Marion Desmazières invests in AI & Machine Learning.
Where did Marion Desmazières go to school?
Marion Desmazières studied at University of Alberta (MBA, Technology Commercialization); EDHEC Business School (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Business Administration and Management); University of Washington (Summer Quarter, Computer Science).

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