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Mark Linao
InvestorPartner at Progression · Board director at Meta Game
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Writes $100K – $1M checks
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About
Mark Linao, Los Angeles-based and thesis-driven, focuses on entertainment, gaming and consumer tech, leveraging cross-cultural experience from an Akatsuki-backed fund to shape live-streaming, metaverse and virtual economies.
Contact· published on Mark's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingHealthtechMarketplaces
Board director at Meta Game
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Experience
- Progression FundGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- AET Fund (Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund)Partner2019 — 2021
- AET Fund (Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund)Principal2018 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- betaworksVenture Fellow2017 — 2021
- Candela PartnersVenture Partner2016 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- TechnicolorDirector, Corporate Development & Strategy2017 — 2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Technicolor VenturesAssociate2014 — 2017
- University of Michigan Ross School of BusinessMBA, 20142012 — 2014Ann Arbor
- AmazonSr. Program Manager2013Seattle
- Parker HannifinStudent Mergers & Acquisition Consultant2013Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- the Rubicon ProjectIntern2012Los Angeles
- RaytheonSr. Multidisciplined Engineer2008 — 2012
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Deals · 1
Meta GameBoard seat
via Progression · filed Jan 2019 · $2M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Linao?
- Mark Linao, Los Angeles-based and thesis-driven, focuses on entertainment, gaming and consumer tech, leveraging cross-cultural experience from an Akatsuki-backed fund to shape live-streaming, metaverse and virtual economies.
- Where does Mark Linao work?
- Mark Linao is Partner at Progression and Board director at Meta Game.
- What does Mark Linao invest in?
- Mark Linao invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Gaming, Healthtech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Mark Linao write?
- Mark Linao typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What boards does Mark Linao sit on?
- Mark Linao holds tracked board seats at Meta Game.
- What companies has Mark Linao invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Based.
- Where did Mark Linao go to school?
- Mark Linao studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); UCLA (Master of Science, Materials Science and Engineering); UCLA (Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at AET Fund (Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund)1
Also worked at betaworks27
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Also worked at Technicolor17
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Also worked at University of Michigan Ross School of Business22
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