Mark Edwards
Mark Edwards is the Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, directing investment and portfolio management. He previously worked in private equity at firms including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and JLL Partners.
What Mark can write
Alumni Ventures writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette · investment banker
- DLJ Merchant Banking Partners · leadership role
- JLL Partners · leadership role
- Five Peaks Capital Management · leadership role
- Alumni Ventures · Chief Investment OfficerNow
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Who is Mark Edwards?
Mark Edwards is the Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, directing investment and portfolio management. He previously worked in private equity at firms including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and JLL Partners.
How much does Mark Edwards invest?
Mark Edwards invests through Alumni Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Mark Edwards?
A warm intro from a founder Alumni Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Mark Edwards do before Alumni Ventures?
investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; leadership role at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; leadership role at JLL Partners; leadership role at Five Peaks Capital Management.
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