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Mark Pavlyukovskyy

Investor

General Partner at NZVC

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

30 Under 30 2018 · Education

About

Serial entrepreneur who exited his first company, Piper, after raising $15M. Came to New Zealand as an Edmund Hillary Fellow and focuses on empowering Kiwi founders with global ambition.

Experience

  1. NZVCGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  2. ScienceVP, Foundry2025 — 2026Durham, NC
  3. Learn With MochiCo-Founder & Board Director2019 — 2024
  4. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Edmund Hillary Fellow2020 — 2024New Zealand
  5. Piper, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2013 — 2018San Francisco, California
  6. University of OxfordDoctoral Fellow2013 — 2014Oxford, United Kingdom
  7. National Institutes of HealthNIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholar2013 — 2014Oxford, United Kingdom
  8. National Institutes of HealthNIH Undergraduate Scholar2011 — 2013Princeton, New Jersey
  9. Princeton UniversityMolecular Biologist in the Coller Lab2010 — 2013Princeton, New Jersey
  10. Princeton UniversityAdel Mahmoud Global Health Scholar2011 — 2012Humjibre, Ghana
  11. Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNeuroscience Researcher2012Janelia Farm Research Campus
  12. University of OxfordResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Oxford, United Kingdom
  13. U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Page2007Washington, District of Columbia

Skills & more

Java9Python3Matlab5Microsoft Office5Educational TechnologyGo-to-Market StrategyContract NegotiationSemiconductor FabricationMEMSCapital ProjectsEntrepreneurship33Product Development15
+12 moreEngineeringNeuroscienceData AnalysisResearchScienceSocial MediaStatisticsPCRScientific WritingMolecular BiologyCell CultureFluorescence Microscopy

Languages French · Russian

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Colleagues at NZVC

Ajay Gupta
General Partner at NZVC
Amarit Charoenphan
Investor at NZVC
Andrea Miller
Investor at NZVC
Casey Davies-Bell
Investor at NZVC
Conor Myhrvold
Investor at NZVC
Cory Levy
Investor at NZVC
Courtney Klein
Investor at NZVC
Danielle Strachman
Investor at NZVC

Network1

Glen Anderson
Partner at Monta Vista Capital

Investors connected to Mark in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Pavlyukovskyy?
Serial entrepreneur who exited his first company, Piper, after raising $15M. Came to New Zealand as an Edmund Hillary Fellow and focuses on empowering Kiwi founders with global ambition.
Where does Mark Pavlyukovskyy work?
Mark Pavlyukovskyy is General Partner at NZVC.
What check size does Mark Pavlyukovskyy write?
Mark Pavlyukovskyy typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
Where did Mark Pavlyukovskyy go to school?
Mark Pavlyukovskyy studied at Princeton University (Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); University of Oxford (DPhil, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science.

Founder mafias

University of Oxford mafia290

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +3William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +2Max AhrensDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Maihem +2

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Princeton University mafia160

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaBSEFounded StacksDario AmodeiPhDFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded World LabsChristian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Emin Gun SirerB.S.E.Founded Avalanche +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1

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500 Global mafia67

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Melanie Perkins500 Global 2012Founded CanvaCliff Obrecht500 Global 2012Founded CanvaCameron Adams500 Global 2012Founded CanvaEoghan McCabeGA 3 2011Founded FinDes TraynorGA 3 2011Founded FinHarry GrunerGA 19Founded Hilos +2

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NZVC mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hendrik RemigereauGeneral PartnerFounded Founders IntelligenceTristan PollockFounded StorefrontDr. Cody ColemanFounded CoactiveDanielle StrachmanFounded 1517 FUND

Same school

Also attended Princeton University582

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford990

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Learn With Mochi1

Daria ZhaoInvestor at NZVC

Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)28

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTony LaiInvestor at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan McIntyreFounding partner of FoundryAmitt MahajanManaging Partner at Presence CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at Bedrock

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Also worked at University of Oxford117

Tess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux CapitalGordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDenise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vcLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDAna FernandezInvestment Associate at Nauta Capital

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Also worked at National Institutes of Health60

Jun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesMax ColbertPhysician-Entrepreneur at Medical Excellence CapitalIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersGrant VerstandigFounder, Chairman, & CEO at Red Cell IncubationLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture Partners

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