# Mark Suster: angel investments and portfolio

> Mark Suster is an angel. 9 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Mark Suster

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4038** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.3M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Mark Suster highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Skurt](https://millionrounds.com/company/skurt)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Bit Kitchen](https://millionrounds.com/company/bit-kitchen)** Seed · US **$3.2M** With 7 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[ALL DAY MEDIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/all-day-media)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 10 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **May** **[Neverware](https://millionrounds.com/company/neverware)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[ecomom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecomom)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 18 others
- **Oct** **[Treehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/treehouse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.1M** With 10 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[ecomom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecomom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 25 others
- **Jul** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Neverware](https://millionrounds.com/company/neverware)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2020

**[ecomom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecomom)** Bought by GreenCupboards **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*
- Series A *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) 5
- [Paige Craig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paige-craig) 4
- [TGM ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tgm) 4
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3
- [Practical Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital) 3
- [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mark Suster. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Upfront Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures)[**Paige Craig** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paige-craig)[**TGM ventures** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tgm)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Practical Venture Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital)[**Chamath Palihapitiya** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[**DFJ Frontier** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier)[**Draper Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)[**Greycroft** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Josh Resnick** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-resnick)[**Mercury Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund)[**Roger Dickey** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roger-dickey)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Mark Suster in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 17 Sept 2024 · 59 min E56: Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on Fund Management and the Exit Landscape Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 28 Jun 2024 · 59 min Mark Suster, Upfront Ventures: Investing in Space, Defense, & Exit Opportunities Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 29 May 2024 · 1h 11m Mastering Venture Capital and Founder Strategies with Rory O'Driscoll and Mark Suster With [Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 15 May 2024 · 58 min Max Altman & Ben Braverman chart Saga VC's maiden voyage with Mark Suster | E1948 With [Ben Braverman](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-braverman)[Max Altman](https://millionrounds.com/person/max-altman-2) Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 9 May 2024 · 60 min Today's Space Tech Boom with Apex's Ian Cinnamon and Mark Suster | E1946 With [Ian Cinnamon](https://millionrounds.com/person/ian-cinnamon) Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 1 May 2024 · 59 min 20VC: Mark Suster on The Biggest Fundraising Lessons for VCs, Why the Correction in Venture is Still to Come, Why Private Equity Will Replace IPOs and M&A as the Exit Path & The Woke Left and a Trump Administration; What Happens? Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 22 Jun 2024 · 1h 34m Start-Up Nation Deep Dive with Dan Senor | E1970 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 7 Jun 2024 · 1h 12m Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 11 Mar 2023 · 48 min EMERGENCY POD: $SVIB implodes, contagion risk, advice for founders, and what's next? | E1696 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 18 Oct 2021 · 38 min 304. IT and Enterprise Tech Investing, The Realities and Myths of PLG, and The Past and Future of NYC Tech (Jonathan Lehr) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Mark Suster

### What does Mark Suster invest in?

Mark Suster invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Mark Suster?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

### How big are Mark Suster's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

### Does Mark Suster lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Mark Suster invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Mark Suster investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

### Who does Mark Suster invest alongside?

Most often Upfront Ventures (5 rounds together), Paige Craig (4 rounds together) and TGM ventures (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Mark Suster?

Mark Suster is an angel.

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