Mark Selcow
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $3.5M
About
Former founder-operator who built and scaled BabyCenter and Merced Systems, he invests in companies outside the Bay Area and personally experiments as a consumer to validate sector pain points.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDigital HealthFintechInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- AssuredBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- ComunBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- NoyoBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Costanoa VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Propeller AeroBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- QuizletBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- QuizletInterim CEO & Board Member2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Lively, Inc.Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- NumberAIBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- SpringboardBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- SkeduloBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- Merced PartnersPartnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NICE SystemsGeneral Manager, Performance Management2012 — 2013Redwood Shores, CA
- Merced SystemsCofounder & President2001 — 2012
- BabyCenterCofounder & President1996 — 2000
- AmgenProduct Manager1993 — 1996
Education
- Stanford UniversityMBA1991 — 1993
- Brown UniversityBA, English1983 — 1987
- Brown University
Skills & more
From Mark's professional profile.
Deals · 3
Umba, Inc.Board seat
via Costanoa Ventures · filed Apr 2022 · $15.5M raise
SlideRule Labs, Inc.Board seat
via Costanoa Ventures · filed Apr 2019 · $11.1M raise
Lively, Inc.Board seat
via Costanoa Ventures · filed Nov 2018 · $15.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures
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