Mark Valdez

Investor

COO at Pear VC

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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713 people in our graph share verified history with Mark — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Mark: together at Stanford Management Company

Mark: together at Branch

×9Mark: together at Playground Global

Experience

Pear VCCOOcurrent2026 — present
Personal PortfolioInvestorcurrent2019 — present
Eads Bridge AdvisorsAdvisor / Consultant2025 — 2026
Eads Bridge HoldingsCEO2020 — 2024
Super Heroic™Board Of Directors2017 — 2020
BranchBoard Of Directors2017 — 2020
RightHand Robotics, IncBoard Of Directors2017 — 2020
Inscopix, Inc.Board Of Directors2016 — 2020
Playground GlobalVC2015 — 2019
A CapitalCo-founder and Managing Partner2013 — 2014
Andreessen HorowitzChief of Staff2011 — 2013
Silver Lake PartnersSummer Associate2010
Andreessen HorowitzSummer Associate2009
Stanford Management CompanySenior Associate2008 — 2009
Stanford Management CompanyAnalyst/Associate2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Venture Capital13Valuation6Alternative Investments3Investment Banking2Financial Modeling10Due Diligence2Private Equity5Emerging Markets3Corporate Development7Investments6Corporate Finance2Derivatives2

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Mergers & AcquisitionsBloomberg

Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

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Partner at Pear VC

Emma Krivoshein

Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC

Eric Lin

Acting Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services (ADIIS) at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Valdez?: COO at Pear VC
Where does Mark Valdez work?: Mark Valdez is COO at Pear VC.
Where did Mark Valdez go to school?: Mark Valdez studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Duke University.

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia923

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1 Theresia GouwMBAFounded Early Tony XuMBAFounded DoorDash David VélezMBAFounded Nubank IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3 John PetersMBAFounded Avangate +3

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Duke University mafia345

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1 Zach PerretBSFounded Plaid David CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +7 George ChurchXray Crystallography 5 publications with Sung-Hou KimFounded Editas Medicine +5 Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2 Chloe Marie SongerBachelor of ArtsFounded Thousand Fell +2

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Andreessen Horowitz mafia73

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General PartnerFounded Opsware Chris DixonGeneral Partner; Founder of a16z cryptoFounded Founder Collective Balaji SrinivasanBoard PartnerFounded Counsyl +1 Erik TorenbergGeneral PartnerFounded Villageglobal Josh MerrillDesign Engineer FellowFounded Mogotix +2 Surojit ChatterjeeExecutive in ResidenceFounded Ema +1

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Pear VC mafia32

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Akanksha SinghPear VC Founders CircleFounded Pear VC +1 Jesse HuVenture FellowFounded Abundant +1 Saeid KianPFC FellowFounded Ribbon +1 Ozge Islegen-Wojdyla, Ph.D.Pear X W25 FounderFounded Pear VC +1 Ali SarilganPear X W25 FounderFounded Pear VC +1 Ali KashaniEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Serve Robotics

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Pear VC mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Saeid KianPFC FellowFounded Ribbon +1 Harris StolzenbergAssociateFounded Flok Shravan ReddyVisiting PartnerFounded Pixelapse Liza GurtinBuilder FellowFounded Accend Kevin LeePrincipalFounded Immi Iain UsiriMember of the Garage ProgramFounded Ramani

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Duke University927

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of Mischief Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Ayaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Super Heroic™1

DeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside Ventures

Also worked at Branch14

Patrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion Capital Pejman NozadFounding Managing Partner at Pear VC Shahan KhoshafianGeneral Partner at DPI Capital Taylor OliverPartner at Cervin Ventures Zach CoeliusManaging Partner at Coelius Capital Mada SegheteCo-Founder & CEO, Upside at xfactor ventures

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Also worked at RightHand Robotics, Inc6

Matt HershensonVenture Partner at Playground Global Amit LubovskyDirector, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund Hyuk-Jeen SuhGeneral Partner at SkyRiver Ventures Natan LinderFounder at Tulip Leif JentoftFounder at RightHand Brian D. OwenCEO at RightHand

Also worked at Inscopix, Inc.2

Matt HershensonVenture Partner at Playground Global Kunal GhoshFounder & CEO at Inscopix