About
Mark Scianna is the founder and general partner of Forward Deployed Venture Capital. He spent 11 years at Palantir as a founding member of the defense team and forward deployed engineer, working extensively with US and allied forces across Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa. At Palantir, he led development on critical defense products including Forward (basis for an $800M Army contract), Mobile, and Project Maven.
Experience
- Forward Deployed Venture CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
- percipient.aiProduct Manager2020 — 2022Santa Clara, California, United States
- Mark SciannaAngel Investor2010 — 2022
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2008 — 2019Palo Alto
- TelePacific CommunicationsSales Engineer2005 — 2008San Jose, CA
- Xobe WebfilterCo-Founder2002 — 2005
Education
- Biola UniversityBachelor of Science, Computer Science
Same school
Also attended Biola University1
Shared employers
Also worked at percipient.ai1
Also worked at Palantir Technologies86
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VCTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
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