Mark Charkin Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 3

  • Portfolio
  • 2

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

Mark Charkin General Information

Description

Mr. Mark Charkin served as Advisor at Lumia Capital. He served as Chief Revenue Officer at The Exchange Lab. Mr. Mark Charkin is an experienced seed investor and startup advisor currently working as the Chief Revenue Officer for Social Standards. Previously, he was Chief Revenue Officer of The Exchange Lab and was responsible for scaling global revenue and overseeing the companys advertising strategy. He is both a proven digital business leader and a digital media pioneer, with over 15 years of experience leading sales organizations in Europe, Asia, and the United States. During his career, He has focused on driving the bottom line for early-stage companies in the online, social, casual gaming and mobile space, and has a long track record of success in building and leading companies from inception to multi-million dollar exits. Prior to joining The Exchange Lab, he was EVP Advertising and business development at King, creators of Candy Crush Saga. In this role, He was part of the executive team responsible for building and managing the entire advertising and business development units globally. During his tenure, King grew from 10 million to over 200 million monthly players, while advertising revenue grew over 1000%, cementing Kings position the largest casual game group globally. Prior to King, He was VP Global Sales at Bebo, the Social Network where he joined as the first commercial employee, went on to devise the companys pioneering engagement model of advertising, and was part of the executive team that led Bebos record-breaking $850 million acquisition to AOL Time Warner. He has also held senior management positions at MSN and Lycos, where he was EMEA Regional Sales Director and Head Of Sales respectively. He regularly speaks at industry events such as Cannes, IAB, Adtech, and DMEXCO and has been an advisor to a multitude of incubators, VCs and early-stage ventures including DN Capital, Chime Ventures, BrightRoll, Seed Camp, Endemol, Moviepilot and Rippll. He also serves as Advisor at Lumia Capital.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)

Mark Charkin Investments (3)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Darabase 01-Sep-2020 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
CitizenGrown 01-Jul-2018 Other Consumer Non-Durables Generating Revenue
Samba Networks 01-Jun-2016 Business/Productivity Software Bankruptcy: Liquidation

Mark Charkin Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Samba Networks 12-Jul-2023

Mark Charkin Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Mark Charkin FAQs

  • Who is Mark Charkin?

    Mark Charkin is an angel Investor who has made 3 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Mark Charkin?

    Mark Charkin is an angel investor.

  • What does Mark Charkin do?

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

  • What has Mark Charkin invested in?

    Mark Charkin has made numerous investments in companies like Darabase, CitizenGrown, and Samba Networks within the Business/Productivity Software and Consumer Non-Durables industries.

  • What has Mark Charkin invested in recently?

    Mark Charkin's latest investment was on 01-Sep-2020 in Darabase, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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