Mark Trevitt
InvestorFounding Partner at Defined VC Β· Founder & Managing Partner, Defined at Inovia Capital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
About
Mark Trevitt is a former engineer and operator who led product at a data analytics startup that was acquired by S&P. At BDC Capital, Canada's largest venture investor, he ran a $300M strategy and helped expand the fund into AI and software, with two investments receiving the CVCA Deal of the Year Award. He now runs Defined, an early-stage firm focused on AI, is a Kauffman Fellow, and serves as a Venture Partner at Tribe Capital.
Mark Trevitt @marktrevitt
βLeverage, concentration and illiquidity are the three things that can kill you.β - Steve Cohen Situational appears to have checked all three boxes! https://t.co/GUfffFg8VD
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Mark Trevitt @marktrevitt
This is exactly why weβve been so excited about @ZyphraAI. Open models massively expand the addressable market for AI. The winners wonβt just build the best models, theyβll build the best infrastructure to serve, optimize, and deploy them at scale. https://t.co/olcz2g9R8B
Jul 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 5
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Experience
- DefinedFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 β present
- FoundationBoard Observercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ZyphraBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- D-WaveInvestorcurrent2019 β present
- Tribe CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow, Co-Chair of AI Networkcurrent2018 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- SellaGlobal Advisory Councilcurrent2024 β present
- Inverted AIBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- Creative Destruction LabAssociatecurrent2019 β present
- Charli AIBoard Member2019 β 2023
- BDCPartner at BDC Venture Capital2014 β 2023
- Arteria AIBoard Member2022 β 2023
- Spark Real Estate SoftwareBoard Member2021 β 2023
- CognotaBoard Observer2020 β 2023
- ZenHubBoard Member2020 β 2023
- SkyWatchInvestor2019 β 2023
- LibrestreamBoard Observer2016 β 2023
- GaN Systems Inc.Investor2015 β 2023
- DarkVision Technologies Inc.Board Observer2016 β 2020
- Neurio Technology Inc.Board Observer2014 β 2019
Education
- McGill UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
- IESE Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Strategy
Skills & more
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Emerging MarketsStrategyBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityValuationRenewable EnergyFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceEconomicsCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentFinancial Analysis- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Level I β CFA Institute
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foundation1
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
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