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Mark Fischer

Founder

Founder at Benepass

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBenepass · YC

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44 people in our graph share verified history with Mark — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matthew AlfieriunlockedMark: together at Benepass (2025–2026)
Mark: together at Benepass
×10Mark: together at Lakeside School

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.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

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Northwestern University mafia239

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Osman KhanBAFounded Paddle 8 +3Chris SchuhDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Xtalic +2Paulo FontesExecutive Program, Business & Management for Transplant LeadershipFounded UPMC +2Jeff HinckBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Vertical Insure +1Shelby ClarkBSFounded RelayRides +1Jeffrey LiuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Guavapass +1

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Lakeside School mafia14

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bill GatesFounded Gates FoundationPhoebe GatesFounded Phia +1Andrew KitchellFounded Wheelhouse +1Nick RubinHigh SchoolFounded SendoVincent WilsonHigh School DiplomaFounded TerrakottaKusiima BoswellFounded Terrakotta

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also attended Northwestern University713

Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners

+ 707 more

Also attended Lakeside School37

Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationSantiago ReganDirector of Business Development at Redpoint VenturesDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesJamie DaudonPrincipal at The Westly GroupKarl BrackenFounder & General Partner at Ocampo Capital

+ 31 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Benepass6

Matthew AlfieriPartner at Centana Growth PartnersMo IslamPartner at Obvious VenturesJoshua GoldenbergDesign Executive-in-Residence at Amplify PartnersJaclyn ChenFounder at BenepassAvantika BagriInvestor at Centana PartnersCarol BooneVice President of People at ClearDATA

Also worked at X: The Moonshot Factory86

Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAlice CheungPartner, Talent at S32Anisha MustiInvestor at Dorm RoomSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital

+ 80 more

Also worked at Google2,000

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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