Mark Baker Overview
- Investor Type
-
Angel
- Status
-
Active
- Investments
-
4
- Portfolio
-
1
- Exits
-
2
Mark Baker General Information
Description
Mr. Mark Baker is an Angel Investor. He is Principal Architect at Zepheira, where he design and develop lightweight Web based solutions to large integration problems. Mark was CTO at Beduin Communications, the developer of the first mobile Java Web browser, and joined Sun Microsystems in 1998 when the company was acquired. There, he joined a small team that attempted to guide the wireless industry away from "WAP" and towards a Web based protocol stack by working in the W3C, IETF, and WAPforum, as well as by developing a J2ME XHTML Basic browser, a specification he co-edited at the W3C. He also represented Sun in the W3C where he worked to put the "Web" in "Web services" in the SOAP working group. After Sun, he co-founded a mobile product company, Rove IT, which developed the first embedded Web server for Blackberry devices.
Business Details
Website
www.markbaker.caInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Mark Baker Investments (4)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChangeJar | 11-Nov-2015 | Angel (individual) | Financial Software | Out of Business | ||
| Pagecloud | 30-Sep-2015 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | |||
| Guides (Publishing) | 18-Apr-2014 | Seed Round | Publishing | Generating Revenue | ||
| ProjectSpeaker | 13-Dec-2013 | Early Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue |
Mark Baker Exits (2)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guides (Publishing) | 01-Feb-2022 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
| ChangeJar | 01-Jun-2019 |
Mark Baker Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Mark Baker FAQs
-
Who is Mark Baker?
Mark Baker is an angel Investor who has made 4 investments.
-
What kind of investor is Mark Baker?
Mark Baker is an angel investor.
-
What does Mark Baker do?
As an angel investor, Mark Baker invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
-
What has Mark Baker invested in?
Mark Baker has made numerous investments in companies like ChangeJar, Pagecloud, and Guides (Publishing) within the Financial Software, Software Development Applications, and Publishing industries.
-
What has Mark Baker invested in recently?
Mark Baker's latest investment was on 11-Nov-2015 in ChangeJar, a company within the Financial Software industry.
Data Transparency
-
Meet our data hygiene team
Discover how our experts ensure you’re getting the most accurate financial data in the industry.
Read blog » -
How PitchBook sources data
Our data operations team has logged over 3.5 million hours researching, organizing, and integrating the information you need most.
Discover our process »
