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Mark Selcow
General Partner at Costanoa Ventures
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Mark Selcow
General Partner at Costanoa Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Mark Selcow is a General Partner at Costanoa Ventures, known for his successful ventures in enterprise technology and fintech. With a track record of founding two companies and serving on the boards of various successful startups, he has made significant investments in companies like Shepherd, Noyo, and Lively.
Selcow's career highlights include co-founding and serving as President of Merced Systems, as well as his current role as a General Partner at Costanoa Ventures, where he has made impactful investments in Series A and Seed stage companies in sectors like Consumer Internet and Enterprise technology.
Work Experience
General Partner
2015 - Current
Our mission at Costanoa is to build the next great early-stage boutique venture firm that helps entrepreneurs create smart technology and solve hard problems that change how business gets done.
Costanoa Ventures leads Formation, Seed, and Series A stage investments in companies that change the way the world does business
Board Member
2019
Board Member
2015
Interim CEO & Board Member
2015 - 2016
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning.
Raised $62,000,000.00 from General Atlantic.
Board Member
2018
Lively is a modern Health Savings Account (HSA) platform for employers and individuals.
Raised $122,200,000.00 from B Capital, Costanoa Ventures and Titanium Ventures.
Board Member
2018
Numa is an AI platform for automotive dealerships, focusing on automating appointment bookings and improving customer engagement.
Raised $44,100,000.00 from Mitsui & Co, Touring Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Threshold and Gradient.
Board Member
2017
Board Member
2016
Skedulo is a workforce management and scheduling platform for deskless workers.
Raised $113,953,601.00 from Queensland Investment Corporation.
Partner
2013
Technology Executive investing in and working with early stage companies.
General Manager, Performance Management
2012 - 2013
Cofounder & President
2001 - 2012