Mark Suster Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 16

  • Portfolio
  • 2

  • Exits
  • 10

Exits

Mark Suster General Information

Description

Mr. Mark Suster serves as Partner at Upfront Ventures. Mr. Suster was a Co-Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer at Build-Online.com. He served as Board Member at Tact.ai. He serves as a Board Member at Density. He serves as a Board Member at GumGum. He served as a Board Member at Invoca. He serves as Managing Director at MyTime. He serves as a Board Member at VADE, Nanit & InfoSum. He serves as an Advisor at DonorsChoose.org. He served as a Board Member at SonicEnergy. He previously served on the Board of Kyriba. Before joining Upfront he served as Vice President of Product Management at Salesforce.com following its acquisition of Koral, where he was Founder and CEO. Prior to Koral, he was the Founder and CEO of BuildOnline, a European SaaS company that was acquired by SWORD Group. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly ten years working for Accenture in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. He looks to invest in passionate entrepreneurs in early-stage technology businesses. His interests include Digital Content and Distribution, AdTech, Consumer Internet, and SaaS businesses and he has deep operating experience having started and sold his last two companies. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

Business Details

Year Founded
1968
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • United States

Mark Suster Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Spaces (Social/Platform Software) 26-Jan-2023 Early Stage VC Social/Platform Software Out of Business
Neverware 14-Oct-2014 Operating Systems Software Generating Revenue
Tact.ai 25-Mar-2014 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Lean Startup Machine 05-Mar-2014 Business/Productivity Software Out of Business
Neverware 20-May-2013 Operating Systems Software Generating Revenue
TicketMob 01-Dec-2012 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
TicketMob 11-Jul-2012 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
ChowNow 02-May-2012 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
GameSalad 08-Mar-2012 Early Stage VC Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
EcoMom 06-Dec-2011 Early Stage VC Internet Retail Generating Revenue

Mark Suster Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Tact.ai 01-Nov-2023 Merger/Acquisition
Spaces (Social/Platform Software) 02-Oct-2023
Treehouse (Educational Software) 31-Dec-2021
Lean Startup Machine 17-Dec-2021
ChowNow 01-Jun-2021
Neverware 11-Dec-2020
mLab 01-Nov-2018
Snowball Factory 01-May-2014
EcoMom 15-Feb-2013 Bankruptcy: Liquidation
ExpenseCloud 03-May-2012 Buyout/LBO

Mark Suster Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Mark Suster Co-Investors (7)

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Mark Suster FAQs

  • Who is Mark Suster?

    Mark Suster is an angel Investor who has made 16 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Mark Suster?

    Mark Suster is an angel investor.

  • What does Mark Suster do?

    As an angel investor, Mark Suster invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Mark Suster invested in?

    Mark Suster has made numerous investments in companies like Spaces (Social/Platform Software), Neverware, and Tact.ai within the Social/Platform Software, Operating Systems Software, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Mark Suster invested in recently?

    Mark Suster's latest investment was on 26-Jan-2023 in Spaces (Social/Platform Software), a company within the Social/Platform Software industry.

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