Mark Sugarman
InvestorFounding General Partner at MHS Capital · Board director at Send Cut Send · Board director at Workyard Holdings · Board director at Grove Collaborative
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $3M checks · typically $50K
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Mark Sugarman turned a scrappy unpaid-intern start into an eight-year concentrated angel practice, serving as lead investor and board member to one–two startups annually, with some founders becoming LPs.
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ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Send Cut Send
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Board director at Workyard Holdings
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Board director at Grove Collaborative
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Experience
- MHS CapitalFounding General Partnercurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco
- OPOWERBoard Directorcurrent2007 — present
- Pulpo MediaBoard Directorcurrent2009 — present
- ApplifierBoard Directorcurrent2010 — present
- UdemyBoard Observercurrent2010 — present
- IndiegogoBoard Observercurrent2011 — present
- Simply MeasuredBoard Directorcurrent2011 — present
- Thumbtack, Inc.Board Observercurrent2012 — present
- Guidebook Inc.Board Directorcurrent2013 — present
- ShiftPlanning Inc.Board Directorcurrent2013 — present
- iLikeBoard Director2005 — 2009
- FonalityBoard Director2005 — 2008
- Nutrisystem (NTRI)Interim VP business development and marketing2003 — 2004
- VerticalNetSVP M&A and Strategic Parnterships1998 — 2001
- Internet Capital GroupAnalyst1996 — 1998
Skills & more
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Digital MediaMergersMobile DevicesInvestmentsSaaSGo-to-market StrategyFrom Mark's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Send Cut SendBoard seat
via MHS Capital · filed May 2026 · $110M raise
Kindly CareBoard seat
via MHS Capital · filed Jan 2018 · $5.4M raise
Workyard HoldingsBoard seat
via MHS Capital · filed Dec 2017 · $2.8M raise
Grove CollaborativeBoard seat
via MHS Capital · filed Apr 2017 · $15.5M raise
Simply Measured, Inc.Board seat
via MHS Capital · filed Oct 2015 · $4.7M raise
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Other disclosed investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Sugarman?
- Mark Sugarman turned a scrappy unpaid-intern start into an eight-year concentrated angel practice, serving as lead investor and board member to one–two startups annually, with some founders becoming LPs.
- Where does Mark Sugarman work?
- Mark Sugarman is Founding General Partner at MHS Capital and Board director at Send Cut Send and Board director at Workyard Holdings and Board director at Grove Collaborative.
- What does Mark Sugarman invest in?
- Mark Sugarman invests in Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Mark Sugarman write?
- Mark Sugarman typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What boards does Mark Sugarman sit on?
- Mark Sugarman holds tracked board seats at Grove Collaborative, Kindly Care, Send Cut Send, Simply Measured, Inc., Workyard Holdings.
- What companies has Mark Sugarman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bizible, Farmblox, Kindly Care, Outreach, Pienza, Simply Measured, Udemy.
- Where did Mark Sugarman go to school?
- Mark Sugarman studied at Stanford University (BA, Political Science); Menlo School.
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