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Mark Menell

Investor

Advisor at Cendana Capital · Board director at RockYou

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K

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About

Mark Menell is Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Foundry and brings over 30 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking, and operations across technology, media, and ecommerce sectors. His background includes roles as General Partner at Partech Partners leading US growth equity investments, COO and CFO of ShopRunner, founding partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, and principal in Morgan Stanley's Technology M&A Group, where he advised on more than 50 transactions exceeding $150 billion in aggregate value. He has served as an investor and board member for companies including GSI Commerce, which was acquired by eBay in 2011, and has held venture positions at Maveron.

Board director at RockYou

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RockYou's investors · 3

Delta-v CapitalDenver · $2M – $10M checks · since 2014MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2015Rembrandt Venture PartnersLaramie · since 2015

Experience

  1. Silicon FoundryChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Silicon FoundryManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. The Bouqs CompanyBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentVenice, California
  5. FreedomPopBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentLos Angeles, California
  6. Cendana CapitalAdvisorcurrent2010 — present
  7. RockYouBoard Member2010 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Wanderful MediaSVP Business Development2013 — 2016
  9. ShopRunnerCOO/CFO2011 — 2013Conshohocken, PA & San Mateo, CA
  10. Maveron LLCVenture Partner2010 — 2011
  11. GSI CommerceBoard Member2000 — 2011King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
  12. Good TechnologyBoard Member2000 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Rustic Canyon PartnersFounding Partner1999 — 2010
  14. Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedPrincipal, Co-Head West Coast Technology Mergers & Acquisitions1996 — 2000
  15. Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedVice President, Media & Telecommunications Mergers & Acquisitions1994 — 1996
  16. Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedAssociate, Media & Telecommunications Mergers & Acquisitions1990 — 1994
  17. Salomon BrothersFinancial Analyst1986 — 1988

Skills & more

SaaS7Software as a Service (SaaS)2Strategy22New Business Opportunities2Executive Leadership1Advisory Boards1Venture Capital99Corporate Development27Angel Investing11Entrepreneurship36Start-ups62Mergers8
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsPrivate EquityProduct ManagementE-commerceVenture FinancingBusiness StrategyInvestmentsMobile DevicesCorporate FinanceCapital RaisingFinancial ModelingBusiness Development

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Deals · 2

STS Media Inc dba FreedomPopBoard seat

via Maveron · filed Aug 2015 · $36M raise

RockYouBoard seat

via Maveron · filed Mar 2015 · $48.6M raise

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Colleagues at Cendana Capital

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Investor at Cendana Capital
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Jason Schoettler
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate Ventures
Jon Coquia
Investor at Cendana Capital
Joshua Grimm
Investor at Cendana Capital
Julius Dodson
Investor at Cendana Capital

Network3

Anarghya Vardhana
General Partner at Maveron
Dan Levitan
Co-Founder and General Partner at Maveron
David Wu
Venture Partner at Maveron

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Menell?
Mark Menell is Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Foundry and brings over 30 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking, and operations across technology, media, and ecommerce sectors. His background includes roles as General Partner at Partech Partners leading US growth equity investments, COO and CFO of ShopRunner, founding partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, and principal in Morgan Stanley's Technology M&A Group, where he advised on more than 50 transactions exceeding $150 billion in aggregate value. He has served as an investor and board member for companies including GSI Commerce, which was acquired by eBay in 2011, and has held venture positions at Maveron.
Where does Mark Menell work?
Mark Menell is Advisor at Cendana Capital and Board director at RockYou.
What check size does Mark Menell write?
Mark Menell typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
What boards does Mark Menell sit on?
Mark Menell holds tracked board seats at RockYou, STS Media Inc dba FreedomPop.
Where did Mark Menell go to school?
Mark Menell studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); The Wharton School (BS, Finance); University of Pennsylvania (BA, Economics).

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Also worked at Wanderful Media1

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