Mark Scianna
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Forward Deployed VC · General Partner at Forward Deployed
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedForward Deployed
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.
General Partner at Forward Deployed
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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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Scianna?
- 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.
- Where does Mark Scianna work?
- Mark Scianna is General Partner of Forward Deployed and General Partner at Forward Deployed VC.
- What companies did Mark Scianna found?
- Mark Scianna founded Forward Deployed.
- Where did Mark Scianna go to school?
- Mark Scianna studied at Biola University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Biola University mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Biola University2
Shared employers
Also worked at percipient.ai2
Also worked at Palantir Technologies220
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