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Mark Linao
Partner at Progression Fund
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Mark Linao is a VC investor and Co-Founder/General Partner at Progression Fund, specializing in investing in pre-seed to Series A startups in sectors like Entertainment & Sports, Gaming/eSports, and Web3/Crypto. With a background in management consulting and corporate development, Mark has successfully led cross-functional teams and made strategic investments in companies such as Based (Seed).
Mark's career highlights include his role as a Partner at AET Fund, where he played a key role in investing in emerging technologies, and his current position at Progression Fund, where he focuses on driving growth and innovation in startups within the Southern California region.
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
Partner
2019 - 2021
Principal
2018 - 2019
Venture Fellow
2017 - 2021
Betaworks Ventures is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund.
Raised $50,950,000.00 from Notable Capital and DG VENTURES.
Venture Partner
2016 - 2021
Director, Corporate Development & Strategy
2017 - 2018
Associate
2014 - 2017
Technicolor Ventures is a stage agnostic venture group.
MBA, 2014
2012 - 2014
Sr. Program Manager Intern
2013 - 2013
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.
Student Mergers & Acquisition Consultant
2013 - 2013
Parker Hannifin is a diversified manufacturer of motion.
Raised $4,131,237.00 from Advanced Propulsion Centre UK.
Intern
2012 - 2012
MobSmith, an ad platform, allows users to use changing content for personalized ads and integrates with existing ad networks.
Raised $575,000.00 from XG Ventures, Blumberg Capital and XG Ventures.
Education
Investments
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