Mark Blackwell

Experience

1. Builders VCGeneral Partner & Chief Operating Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. University of CalgaryBoard of Governorscurrent2023 — present
3. ProntoBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
4. Performance Livestock AnalyticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentAmes, Iowa, United States
5. Native Microbials, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego Metropolitan Area
6. Ashbrook TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
7. Tractor ZoomBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentIowa, United States
8. SafeAI, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
9. Foresight Commercial InsuranceBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
10. TimberEyeBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
11. Landjourney.aiBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
12. Mercator AIBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
13. VEERUMBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
14. Despacho Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
15. CourseKeyBoard Member2023 — 2025
16. SolarWindsSenior Product Manager2015 — 2019Austin, Texas Area
17. Sabbatical-2018Sabbatical2018
18. GNS3 Technologies Inc.Chief Operating Officer [ Acquired by SolarWinds ]2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
19. Cenovus EnergyVenture Investment Manager2012 — 2014Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
20. Hifi Engineering Inc.Board Observer2012 — 2014Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

Education

1. University of CalgaryBComm, Business/Commerce2006 — 2011
2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessThe Venture Capital Executive Program

Skills & more

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Same school

Also attended University of Calgary55

LBLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesRBRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgBCBryan ChowInvestor at Side Door VenturesWAWilson ActonManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesPLPatrick LorVenture Partner at Panache VenturesARAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511

MFMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRMRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)YNYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZTZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHHariFellow at Clear VenturesDDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Calgary19

RBRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgNLNadia LachmanInvestor at Amplitude Venture CapitalMLMegan LeeManaging Director Quantum City at QAI VenturesSNSaeed NeyshabouriHead of Acceleration Calgary at QAI VenturesASAyla ShahidStartup Program Manager at QAI VenturesACAdam CraggPartner at Osney Capital

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Also worked at Performance Livestock Analytics1

HHHannah HillAssociate at Ag Startup Engine Seed

Also worked at VEERUM4

JFJudy FairburnCo-Founder & Co-CEO at Inovia CapitalJFJudy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 VenturesMRMarty ReedPartner at Evok InnovationsLLLaurence Lavoie-AubuchonAnalyst at BDC Venture Capital

Also worked at SolarWinds23

JRJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.AJAdam JahnkeOther at HeavybitKWKaren WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCSMScott MillerEIR @ NCV at Next Coast VenturesKPKellie PaisChief of Staff at Scout VenturesBRBen RedfieldVice President at Blueprint Equity

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