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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
- XGEN AIChief Executive Officer (Acquired by Zoovu May 2026)current2024 — present
- DocnoteExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Florida FundersVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Level AccessBoard Member and Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Level AccessPresident and Co-Founder2019 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- eSSENTIAL AccessibilityCEO and Co-Founder (Acquired by KKR July 2022)2021 — 2024Toronto, New York
- eSSENTIAL AccessibilityPresident and Co-Founder2019 — 2021Toronto, New York
- NewStore, Inc.Chief Revenue Officer2017 — 2019New York, Toronto
- Tulip RetailExecutive Vice President Sales and Marketing2015 — 2017
- Speed CommerceVice President Global Sales and Marketing2014 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- OracleVice President, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2013 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- OracleSr. Director, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2011 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
- Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Global Market Manager, Cloud and Managed Services2009 — 2011
- Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Regional Manager2006 — 2009
- CDC SoftwareDirector, Business Development2005 — 2006
- Ceryx Inc.Director of Sales2004 — 2005
- Q9 Networks Inc.Sr. Account Manager2001 — 2004
- MCIAccount Manager1999 — 2001
Skills & more
SaaS41Enterprise Software68Salesforce.com5Management24Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalFundraisingGo-to-Market StrategyCEOE-commerce66Sales Management8Sales19
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MarketingBusiness Process Re-engineeringSolution SellingCloud ComputingAccount ManagementProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesData CenterStart-upsLanguages English · French
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Colleagues at Florida Funders
Anthony Dagati
Scout at Florida Funders
Chelsea Oppenheim
Investor at Florida Funders
Cheyenne Stopford
Executive Assistant at Florida Funders
Corey Hynes
Venture Partner at Florida Funders
Deniz Agnaklar
Cybersecurity Advisory Board at Florida Funders
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Guy Levy
Associate, Investor Relations at Florida Funders
Jake Felman
Director, Legal at Florida Funders
Jeanine Suah
Scout at Florida Funders
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Steele?
- 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.
- Where does Mark Steele work?
- Mark Steele is Venture Partner at Florida Funders.
- Where did Mark Steele go to school?
- Mark Steele studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Masters in Business Administration, (MBA)); Carleton University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Undergraduate Law); Wilfrid Laurier University (Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises, Lazaridis Scale-Up Cohort One).
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Carleton University mafia19
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University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management mafia17
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Wilfrid Laurier University mafia15
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Mike GrantisBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Co-op OptionFounded General TensorMarc MorinMBAFounded Auvik NetworksDamien SteelBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)Founded Deep SkyAmanda ZhuBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Recall.aiJason GillhamMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Impossible MetalsPaul LiBachelor’s DegreeFounded MSPilot
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Florida Funders mafia3
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Same school
Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management95
Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty YamGeneral Manager at Inovia CapitalGreg AllenPartner at ChrysalixIvan YuenInvestor at AgeTech CapitalPeter Seufer-WasserthalExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
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Also attended Carleton University58
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupKetav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcKenzie MacIsaacPartner at Cure VenturesFahim SheikhCEO & Co-founder at Mudita VentureAmit SharmaFounder/GP at Black Jays VenturesDani TaoMarketing Coordinator at Untapped Ventures
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Also attended Wilfrid Laurier University67
David BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalSaar PikarInvestor at OMERS VenturesGurdeep PrewalCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesMike GrantisManaging Partner at Contango Digital AssetsArmand ObrejaTalent Manager at Icon VenturesBeverly CheungLegal Counsel at Headline
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Shared employers
Also worked at Level Access2
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Also worked at Speed Commerce1
Also worked at Oracle398
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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