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 β present
- DocnoteExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 β presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Florida FundersVenture Partnercurrent2024 β presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Level AccessBoard Member and Co-Foundercurrent2024 β presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Level AccessPresident and Co-Founder2019 β 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- eSSENTIAL AccessibilityCEO and Co-Founder (Acquired by KKR July 2022)2021 β 2024Toronto, New York
- eSSENTIAL AccessibilityPresident and Co-Founder2019 β 2021Toronto, New York
- NewStore, Inc.Chief Revenue Officer2017 β 2019New York, Toronto
- Tulip RetailExecutive Vice President Sales and Marketing2015 β 2017
- Speed CommerceVice President Global Sales and Marketing2014 β 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- OracleVice President, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2013 β 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- OracleSr. Director, North America Midmarket - Oracle Commerce2011 β 2013Toronto, Canada Area
- Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Global Market Manager, Cloud and Managed Services2009 β 2011
- Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)Regional Manager2006 β 2009
- CDC SoftwareDirector, Business Development2005 β 2006
- Ceryx Inc.Director of Sales2004 β 2005
- Q9 Networks Inc.Sr. Account Manager2001 β 2004
- MCIAccount Manager1999 β 2001
Education
- University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementMasters in Business Administration, (MBA)2003 β 2004
- Carleton UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Undergraduate Law1996 β 1999
- 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
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MarketingBusiness Process Re-engineeringSolution SellingCloud ComputingAccount ManagementProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesData CenterStart-upsLanguages English Β· French
From Mark's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management82
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 CapitalTomi PoutanenCo-founder, Partner at Radical Ventures
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Also attended Carleton University38
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupTrevor BlackwellInvestor at Y CombinatorKetav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcFahim 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 University49
David BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalSaar PikarInvestor at OMERS VenturesGurdeep PrewalCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesArmand ObrejaTalent Manager at Icon VenturesBeverly CheungLegal Counsel at HeadlineShirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Level Access2
Also worked at Speed Commerce1
Also worked at Oracle307
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also worked at Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle)4
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
Guy Levy
Associate, Investor Relations at Florida Funders
Jake Felman
Director, Legal at Florida Funders
Jeanine Suah
Scout at Florida Funders
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