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Mark Foster

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Founding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLC

Purcellville, Virginia, United States

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Mark Foster is an investor at Blazar Ventures with a background building companies around emerging technologies. He was founding CTO at Neustar, where he worked on local number portability and industry-wide call-routing changes, and led ventures in internet infrastructure, digital identity, mobile messaging, and digital media; earlier he served as CTO at Phone Base Systems and held founding roles across six startups over a 40-year technology career. He is a Caltech graduate.

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Experience

  1. Blazar VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2015 — present
  2. MDF AssociatesPrincipalcurrent2008 — present
  3. Loudoun County Communications CommissionChairman and Blue Ridge District Commissioner2012 — 2023
  4. NeustarSr Advisor2008 — 2011
  5. NeustarFounder & CTO1996 — 2008
  6. Stratus ComputerDirector, Telecom Development Center1993 — 1994
  7. Phone Base SystemsFounder & CTO1987 — 1993Tysons Corner, VA
  8. Quest CommunicationsFounder & CTO1985 — 1987Tysons Corner, VA
  9. Base Two TechnologiesFounder & CTO1982 — 1983Falls Church, VA
  10. C3, IncorporatedSr Systems Analyst1976 — 1978

Skills & more

SaaS30Enterprise Software12Software as a Service (SaaS)1Strategy12Cloud Computing36Mobile Devices17Strategic Partnerships25Product Management16Go-to-market Strategy13Telecommunications21Start-ups17Solution Selling5
+12 moreWirelessMobile TechnologyProduct MarketingMobile ApplicationsBusiness DevelopmentIntegrationManaged ServicesProfessional ServicesCRMVoIPPre-salesCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)

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Investments

Board seats

Lynk

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Colleagues at Blazar Ventures, LLC

Jeff Ganek
Founding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLC
Robert Poulin
Founding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Foster?
Mark Foster is an investor at Blazar Ventures with a background building companies around emerging technologies. He was founding CTO at Neustar, where he worked on local number portability and industry-wide call-routing changes, and led ventures in internet infrastructure, digital identity, mobile messaging, and digital media; earlier he served as CTO at Phone Base Systems and held founding roles across six startups over a 40-year technology career. He is a Caltech graduate.
Where does Mark Foster work?
Mark Foster is Founding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLC.
What boards does Mark Foster sit on?
Mark Foster holds tracked board seats at Lynk.
Where did Mark Foster go to school?
Mark Foster studied at Caltech (BS, Physics, Comp Sci).

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