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About
Mark Mendel is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 1 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Sozo Ventures in United States.
Experience
- Sozo VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Mendel Consulting LLCManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentSeattle, WA
- The Springs WAInvestor, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentLeavenworth, Washington, United States
- Artio Medical, Inc.Venture Partner2013 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
- Intellectual VenturesDirector, Invention Development2009 — 2013Bellevue, WA
- Mendel ConsultingPrincipal2005 — 2009
- ValveXchange, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2006 — 2007
- RiverVest Venture PartnersCo-Founder and Managing Director2000 — 2005Greater St. Louis
- ARCH Venture PartnersVice President1997 — 1999
- ARCH Venture PartnersAssociate and Kauffman Fellow1995 — 1997
- Massachusetts General HospitalLaser Engineer1988
- ALYX Medical (Analytix)Mechanical Engineer1986 — 1988
- PolaroidProduction Engineer1984 — 1986
Skills & more
Early Stage Investment1Start-up VenturesBoard OperationVenture CapitalStart-upsBiotechnology95Medical Devices54Commercialization51Corporate Development33Strategy28Pharmaceutical Industry21Life Sciences25
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EntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentBiopharmaceuticalsTechnology TransferMergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingExecutive ManagementBiomedical Engineering- SIE and Series 7, 63, and 79. Mark is a Registered Representative of Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA/SIPC. — FINRA
- AIARE 1 Avalanche Training — American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
- Outdoor Emergency Care — National Ski Patrol
From Mark's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sozo Ventures
Aantorik Ganguly
Associate at Sozo Ventures
Alaina N. Watts
Assistant Controller at Sozo Ventures
Bob Roe
VP, Narrative Development at Sozo Ventures
Charles A.D. Kern
Analyst at Sage Capital
Clay Gary
Venture Partner at Sozo Ventures
Edwin Ong
Chief of Staff at Sozo Ventures
Elena Winefeld
CFO at Sozo Ventures
Jack Freeman
Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners
Network2
Scott NaisbittMentee
Lutonix · Kauffman Fellow (Class 8)
Steve LazarusMentor
Co-Founder & Managing Director (1931-2018) at ARCH Venture Partners
Investors connected to Mark in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Mendel?
- Mark Mendel is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 1 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Sozo Ventures in United States.
- Where does Mark Mendel work?
- Mark Mendel is at Sozo Ventures.
- Where did Mark Mendel go to school?
- Mark Mendel studied at University of Pennsylvania (PhD, MSE, Bioengineering); Cornell University (BS, Mechanical Engineering); Penn Charter.
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