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Mark Steele

Investor

Venture Partner at Florida Funders

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

About

Mark Steele is Chief Executive Officer of XGEN AI, an eCommerce AI platform acquired by Zoovu in May 2026, which provides generative search, personalized recommendations, and intelligent chat capabilities to brands including Armani, Sonos, and Marc Jacobs. He serves as Board Member and Co-Founder of Level Access and Chairman of Docnote, and holds a position as Venture Partner at Florida Funders. Steele has over 25 years of experience in technology leadership.

Experience

  1. XGEN AIChief Executive Officer (Acquired by Zoovu May 2026)current2024 β€” present
  2. DocnoteExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 β€” presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  3. Florida FundersVenture Partnercurrent2024 β€” presentMiami, Florida, United States
  4. Level AccessBoard Member and Co-Foundercurrent2024 β€” presentMiami, Florida, United States
  5. Level AccessPresident and Co-Founder2019 β€” 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. eSSENTIAL AccessibilityCEO and Co-Founder (Acquired by KKR July 2022)2021 β€” 2024Toronto, New York
  7. eSSENTIAL AccessibilityPresident and Co-Founder2019 β€” 2021Toronto, New York
  8. NewStore, Inc.Chief Revenue Officer2017 β€” 2019New York, Toronto
  9. Tulip RetailExecutive Vice President Sales and Marketing2015 β€” 2017
  10. Speed CommerceVice President Global Sales and Marketing2014 β€” 2015Toronto, Canada Area
  11. OracleVice President, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2013 β€” 2014Toronto, Canada Area
  12. OracleSr. Director, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2011 β€” 2013Toronto, Canada Area
  13. Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Global Market Manager, Cloud and Managed Services2009 β€” 2011
  14. Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Regional Manager2006 β€” 2009
  15. CDC SoftwareDirector, Business Development2005 β€” 2006
  16. Ceryx Inc.Director of Sales2004 β€” 2005
  17. Q9 Networks Inc.Sr. Account Manager2001 β€” 2004
  18. MCIAccount Manager1999 β€” 2001

Education

  1. University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementMasters in Business Administration, (MBA)2003 β€” 2004
  2. Carleton UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Undergraduate Law1996 β€” 1999
  3. Wilfrid Laurier UniversityLazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises, Lazaridis Scale-Up Cohort One2016 β€” 2017

Skills & more

SaaS41Enterprise Software68Salesforce.com5Management24Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalFundraisingGo-to-Market StrategyCEOE-commerce66Sales Management8Sales19
+12 moreMarketingBusiness Process Re-engineeringSolution SellingCloud ComputingAccount ManagementProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesData CenterStart-ups

Languages English Β· French

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