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A Culture to Match the Scenery
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Mark Bailey
Founder of B5 Capital
Los Altos, California
Overview
Mark Bailey is a seasoned venture capitalist and entrepreneur, currently serving as the Founder and CEO of B5 Capital and a Founder & Partner at DFJ Growth. With an extensive background in investments and corporate development, he has successfully invested in companies like Cylance and AdMob, showcasing his expertise in strategic partnerships and portfolio management.
Bailey's career highlights include founding B5 Capital and DFJ Growth, where he has demonstrated a strong track record in identifying and nurturing successful start-ups through strategic investments and leadership roles.
Work Experience
Founder and CEO
2018 - Current
B5 Capital is a Silicon Valley based single family office that invests in early stage technology companies.
B5 Capital is a Silicon Valley based single family office that invests in early stage technology companies.
Founder & Partner
2005
DFJ Growth invests in private growth stage technology companies that are scaling rapidly and poised for market leadership. Our past and present companies include AdMob (GOOG), Anaplan (PLAN), AnyVision, Avant, Box (BOX), Cylance (BB), DataRobot, DataStax, Formlabs, Foursquare, Good Technology (BB), Immuta, Mapbox, Outreach, Ring (AMZN), Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), SimpliVity (HPE), SolarCity (SCTY), SpaceX, Sumo Logic, Tesla (TSLA), Tumblr (YHOO), TrialPay (Visa), Tremor (TRMR), Twitter (TWTR), Yammer (MSFT) and Yellowbrick.
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a venture capital firm.
Venture Partner
2002 - 2006
Investing in growth stage global high technology companies. This fund's portfolio included investments in Baidu (BIDU) and Skype (bought by eBay).
SVP Corporate Development
2004 - 2004
Founder and CEO
1999 - 2002
Co-founded this software company and served as full-time CEO November 1999 through June 2002. Chairman 1997-2012.
VP Business Development
1998 - 1999
Strategy and M&A
WebMD is a healthcare center that offers mental health, pain management, and breast cancer services.
General Partner
1997 - 1998
High technology investing
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies.
SVP Business Development
1989 - 1997
Strategy and M&A
Email Filtering Company
Raised $35,000,000.00 from TCV, Crosslink Capital, NortonLifeLock, Critical Path, Accel, Opportunity Capital Partners, Esther Dyson, Bill Joy and Thomas Weisel Partners.
Associate
1985 - 1989
Early stage high technology investing
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage, incubation, and growth companies.
Regional Sales Engineer
1981 - 1983
Sales support and account strategy
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
Raised $1,350,000,000.00.
Education
Graduate work
2021 - 2021
MBA
1983 - 1985
BSE
1977 - 1981
Investments
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