Mark Skapinker is a partner at Brightspark Ventures and has been a serial entrepreneur and investor in the Canadian software industry since the 1980s.
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Brightspark Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Delrina Corporation · president1988-1995
- Balisoft Technologies1997-1999
- Brightspark Ventures · Managing PartnerNow
- iStopOver.com2008-2012
- GaggleUp2010-2012
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Who is Mark Skapinker?
Mark Skapinker is a partner at Brightspark Ventures and has been a serial entrepreneur and investor in the Canadian software industry since the 1980s.
How much does Mark Skapinker invest?
Mark Skapinker invests through Brightspark Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed.
How do I pitch Mark Skapinker?
A warm intro from a founder Brightspark Ventures backed works best.
What did Mark Skapinker do before Brightspark Ventures?
president at Delrina Corporation; Balisoft Technologies; iStopOver.com; GaggleUp.
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