Mark Dowds
InvestorVenture Partner at Anthemis Venture
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Mark Dowds is founder and CEO of RESPONSIBLE, a fashion technology company focused on reducing new product consumption. He serves as chairman of MANTIS, an AI software company in the trucking sector, and as a venture partner at Anthemis Group. Dowds co-founded several technology companies including Trov, an on-demand insurance platform acquired by Travelers Insurance, and ServiceCloud, which was acquired by Salesforce, and he is co-founder and chair of Ormeau Labs, a Belfast-based technology innovation hub.
Experience
- MANTISChairmancurrent2023 — presentBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- LoweConexBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- RESPONSIBLEFounder + CEOcurrent2021 — presentBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Ormeau LabsCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentBelfast, United Kingdom
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year IrelandBoard Member2022 — 2026
- Anthemis GroupVenture Partner2021 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Anthemis GroupManaging Director2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Techstart Ventures LLPChairperson2018 — 2020Belfast, United Kingdom
- Trov Inc.Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer2015 — 2019Danville, California
- Trov Inc.Co-Founder + EVP Business Development2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CreationstepCo-Founder2004 — 2012
- Band of CodersCo-Founder2004 — 2012
- Brainpark, Inc.Founder2007 — 2011
- ServiceCloudCo-Founder2005 — 2010
- Muskoka Woods Sports ResortDirector of Strategic Development2001 — 2004
Education
- Queen's University BelfastDoctor of Science, Economics
- Capella UniversityMSC, Organizational/Industrial Psychology2004 — 2007
- Queen's University BelfastBD, Divinity1993 — 1996
- Charter Institute of MarketingCertificate, Marketing1988 — 1990
- Royal Belfast Academical Institution1981 — 1988
Skills & more
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Colleagues at Anthemis Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mark Dowds work?
- Mark Dowds is Venture Partner at Anthemis Venture.
- What check size does Mark Dowds write?
- Mark Dowds typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Founder mafias
Anthemis Venture mafia3
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Queen's University Belfast mafia3
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Capella University mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Queen's University Belfast30
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Also attended Capella University6
Shared employers
Also worked at Ormeau Labs1
Also worked at Anthemis Group42
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