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Mark Fischer

Founder

Founder at Benepass

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBenepass · YC

About

Mark Fischer is a co-founder of Benepass (YC W20), a fintech company providing a platform for distributing corporate compensation across more than 70 countries. Before Benepass, he worked as a hardware engineer at Industrial Perception, Inc. during its acquisition by Google, and served as a tech lead and manager on a robotics project at Google X. He studied mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, graduating summa cum laude, and was a finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.

Founder at BenepassYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Benepass's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Mark can intro founders to Benepass's investors below.

Benepass's investors · 10

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksCentana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2026Centana PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2025Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksMVP VenturesChicagoPortage VenturesMontreal · since 2026Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2026Workday VenturesSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Benepass

JCJaclyn Chen
Jaclyn ChenFounder
KSKabir Soorya
Kabir SooryaFounder

Experience

  1. BenepassCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
  2. X: The Moonshot FactorySenior Robotics Engineer2016 — 2019
  3. GoogleMechanical Engineer2014 — 2016

Skills & more

Solidworks1Robotics6Mechanical Engineering13D Printing3D RenderingMetal FabricationEntrepreneurship7Matlab4Testing2Engineering3CADWeb Design
+3 moreWeb DevelopmentPythonRuby on Rails

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Fischer?
Mark Fischer is a co-founder of Benepass (YC W20), a fintech company providing a platform for distributing corporate compensation across more than 70 countries. Before Benepass, he worked as a hardware engineer at Industrial Perception, Inc. during its acquisition by Google, and served as a tech lead and manager on a robotics project at Google X. He studied mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, graduating summa cum laude, and was a finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.
Where does Mark Fischer work?
Mark Fischer is Founder of Benepass.
What companies did Mark Fischer found?
Mark Fischer founded Benepass.
Where did Mark Fischer go to school?
Mark Fischer studied at Y Combinator; Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Lakeside School.

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Shared employers

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