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Mark Spoto

Managing Partner at Razor's Edge Ventures

Reston, Virginia

Overview 

Mark Spoto is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Razor's Edge Ventures, specializing in venture capital investments in sectors like space and manufacturing. With a background in corporate law and a track record of successful investments in companies like HawkEye 360 and Mersive, he brings expertise in venture financing, mergers, and strategic partnerships to his current role. Highlights of Mark Spoto's career include co-founding Razor's Edge Ventures and making strategic investments in companies such as HawkEye 360 and Mersive, contributing to their growth and success in Series B and Series D funding rounds.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2022 - Current

  • Co-Founder and General Partner at Razor's Edge Ventures

    2011 - 2022

  • Co-Founder

    2011 - 2011

Razor’s Edge is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in commercial technology companies supporting the national security community

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2022

X-Bow Systems is a space technology company that produces solid rocket motors and hypersonic technologies for defense industries.

Raised $159,815,880.00 from Balerion Space Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Razor's Edge Ventures.

  • Chairman and Member of the Board Of Directors

    2016

HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping.

Raised $412,300,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2012

908devices manufactures battery-operated, hand-held chemical detection tools used in mass spectrometry.

Raised $167,800,000.00 from Northpond Ventures, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Razor's Edge Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Casdin Capital, SLB, Sands Capital Ventures and ArchVentures SA.

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2019

  • Member of the Board Of Directors

    2018 - 2021

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2011 - 2017

Mersive is a provider of wireless media streaming and collaboration software for corporate, education, and government markets.

Raised $14,148,028.00 from Razor's Edge Ventures.

  • Partner

    1999 - 2011

  • Associate

    1998 - 1999

Hunton & Williams LLP is a global law firm with more than 750 lawyers practicing across the United States.

  • Associate

    1995 - 1998

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