Mark Suster - General Partner @ Upfront Ventures

Overview

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Primary Job Title General Partner
Primary Organization
Upfront Ventures

Location Santa Monica, California, United States
Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Mark Suster is based out of Santa Monica, California, and is the General Partner of Upfront Ventures and Board of Director at Modern Animal. Mark previously worked at Salesforce as a Vice President, Products. Mark Suster attended the University of Chicago.

Personal Investments

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Mark Suster

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Convertible Note - Queer Spaces

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Queer Spaces

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Queer Spaces	—	Convertible Note - Queer Spaces	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Secfense	—	Seed Round - Secfense	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	InfoSum	No	Seed Round - InfoSum	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ALL DAY	—	Seed Round - ALL DAY	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Projector App	Yes	Seed Round - Projector App	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Skurt	No	Seed Round - Skurt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vidme	—	Seed Round - Vidme	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Neverware	—	Seed Round - Neverware	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Treehouse	—	Seed Round - Treehouse	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ecomom	—	Angel Round - ecomom	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Itera	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Itera	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	222	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Series A - 222	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Nanit	Upfront Ventures	—	Private Equity Round - Nanit	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	AnySignal	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Series A - AnySignal	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Modern Animal	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Series D - Modern Animal	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Safe	Upfront Ventures	—	Pre Seed Round - Safe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plotdrive	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Plotdrive	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Remento	Upfront Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Remento	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	DSCVR	Upfront Ventures	—	Seed Round - DSCVR	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Invoca	Upfront Ventures	—	Series F - Invoca	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Skurt

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Skurt

Projector App

, and

Neverware

Skurt Skurt is a technology and logistics company that provides a car booking platform.
Projector App Projector App is building a set of collaborative, creative tools for visual storytelling.
Neverware Neverware develops desktop operating systems designed to optimize security and manageability.
InfoSum InfoSum provides a decentralized platform designed to remove the trust barriers between progress and privacy.
ecomom Ecomom is an e-commerce platform that distributes eco-friendly and organic products for families.

Jobs

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Mark Suster

has

current jobs as

Director

SonicEnergy™

and

General Partner

Upfront Ventures

. Additionally,

Mark Suster

has had

past jobs including

Founder and CEO

Koral

SonicEnergy™ Director
Upfront Ventures General Partner

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Koral	Founder and CEO	Apr 2006	Mar 2007
BuildOnline	Founder & CEO	Nov 1999	Nov 2006
Accenture	Team Member	Sep 1991	Nov 1999
First Interstate Bank	Corporate Finance	Apr 1989	Jun 1991
Upfront Ventures	Managing Partner	Aug 1, 2007	—
Salesforce	Vice President, Products	—	—
Launchpad LA	Founder	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Mark Suster

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Director

Modern Animal

Board Member

InfoSum

, and

Board of Directors

Wheel

Modern Animal Board of DirectorSep 2025
InfoSum Board MemberFeb 1, 2016
Wheel Board of DirectorsApr 1, 2015
Osmo Board MemberOct 1, 2013
MyTime Board MemberOct 2011
Cendana Capital Investor Advisory Board2010
Gravity Member of BoardOct 12, 2009
awe.sm Board MemberOct 2009
Vemba Board Member
SonicEnergy™ Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Qualys	Board Observer	—	—
DonorsChoose	Board of Advisors	—	—
Bedrock	Board Member	—	—
Dealmaker Media	Advisor	—	—

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