Mark Suster is a managing partner at Upfront Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Los Angeles.
11 Facts About Mark Suster
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Mark Suster joined Upfront Ventures, an investment firm, in 2007.
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At Upfront, Mark Suster leads investments in companies including Bird, Invoca, MakeSpace, mitu, Nanit, Osmo, Tact, and uBeam.
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Mark Suster led the initial funding round for, and was on the board of, Maker Studios.
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In February 2023, Suster said an excess of capital in the startup market was keeping many startups afloat.
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Less than a month later, Mark Suster called for calm as investors became concerned about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, suggesting a "handful" of VCs were creating panic.
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An April 2023 article in Business Insider revealed that of the 19 boards Mark Suster has sat on, 15 of the original founder-CEOs had stepped down early, left the company entirely, or had been removed.
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Mark Suster has been in numerous lawsuits against the founders he has invested in through Upfront Ventures, including Loot Crate and Maker Studios.
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Mark Suster grew up in Northern California and is a dual citizen of both the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Mark Suster graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
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Mark Suster received his MBA from the University of Chicago.