Mark Menell
InvestorGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures · 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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Experience
- Silicon FoundryChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Silicon FoundryManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Bouqs CompanyBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentVenice, California
- FreedomPopBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentLos Angeles, California
- Cendana CapitalAdvisorcurrent2010 — present
- RockYouBoard Member2010 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Wanderful MediaSVP Business Development2013 — 2016
- ShopRunnerCOO/CFO2011 — 2013Conshohocken, PA & San Mateo, CA
- Maveron LLCVenture Partner2010 — 2011
- GSI CommerceBoard Member2000 — 2011King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
- Good TechnologyBoard Member2000 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Rustic Canyon PartnersFounding Partner1999 — 2010
- Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedPrincipal, Co-Head West Coast Technology Mergers & Acquisitions1996 — 2000
- Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedVice President, Media & Telecommunications Mergers & Acquisitions1994 — 1996
- Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedAssociate, Media & Telecommunications Mergers & Acquisitions1990 — 1994
- Salomon BrothersFinancial Analyst1986 — 1988
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Strategic PartnershipsPrivate EquityProduct ManagementE-commerceVenture FinancingBusiness StrategyInvestmentsMobile DevicesCorporate FinanceCapital RaisingFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentFrom Mark's professional profile.
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STS Media Inc dba FreedomPopBoard seat
via Maveron · filed Aug 2015 · $36M raise
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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 General Partner at Partech Ventures 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 FreedomPop2
Also worked at RockYou7
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Also worked at Wanderful Media1
Also worked at ShopRunner13
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