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Mark Sugarman

Investor

Founding 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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About

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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Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Send Cut Send

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Co-founders at Send Cut Send

JJim
JimCEO & Founder
JBJim Belosic

Board director at Workyard Holdings

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Board director at Grove Collaborative

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Co-founders at Grove Collaborative

SLStuart Landesberg
Stuart LandesbergExecutive Officer, Director
CC
Chris ClarkDirector

Experience

  1. MHS CapitalFounding General Partnercurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco
  2. OPOWERBoard Directorcurrent2007 — present
  3. Pulpo MediaBoard Directorcurrent2009 — present
  4. ApplifierBoard Directorcurrent2010 — present
  5. UdemyBoard Observercurrent2010 — present
  6. IndiegogoBoard Observercurrent2011 — present
  7. Simply MeasuredBoard Directorcurrent2011 — present
  8. Thumbtack, Inc.Board Observercurrent2012 — present
  9. Guidebook Inc.Board Directorcurrent2013 — present
  10. ShiftPlanning Inc.Board Directorcurrent2013 — present
  11. iLikeBoard Director2005 — 2009
  12. FonalityBoard Director2005 — 2008
  13. Nutrisystem (NTRI)Interim VP business development and marketing2003 — 2004
  14. VerticalNetSVP M&A and Strategic Parnterships1998 — 2001
  15. Internet Capital GroupAnalyst1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Strategy22Management5EntrepreneurStart-ups46Venture Capital62Entrepreneurship32Strategic Partnerships27Executive Management4Business Development15Corporate Development7E-commerce4Mergers & Acquisitions8
+6 moreDigital MediaMergersMobile DevicesInvestmentsSaaSGo-to-market Strategy

From 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

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

BizibleFarmbloxOutreachPienzaSimply MeasuredUdemy

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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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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