Mark Trevitt

Founding Partner atDefined VCBritish Columbia

Mark Trevitt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Defined, investing in AI since 2014. He serves on boards of Foundation and Zyphra, and his investments include D-Wave, GaN Systems, and Bit Stew Systems.

What Mark can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target< 5%, 5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Defined VC writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Defined · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  2. Ferus · engineering
  3. Inflection Point Capital
  4. BDC Capital
  5. Telegraph Hill Capital
  6. BP Ventures
  7. Bridges Ventures
  8. Tribe Capital · Venture Partner

Companies founded

Defined

Investments named in public bios

FoundationZyphraD-WaveGaN SystemsBit Stew SystemsDarkVisionNeurioArteria AIMythicMueonQuandriVariational AI

Focus

airoboticsfoundation modelscomputesemiconductorsscience

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Questions

Who is Mark Trevitt?

Mark Trevitt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Defined, investing in AI since 2014. He serves on boards of Foundation and Zyphra, and his investments include D-Wave, GaN Systems, and Bit Stew Systems.

How much does Mark Trevitt invest?

Mark Trevitt invests through Defined VC, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Mark Trevitt?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mark in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Defined VC backed works better.

What did Mark Trevitt do before Defined VC?

engineering at Ferus; Inflection Point Capital; BDC Capital; Telegraph Hill Capital; BP Ventures; Bridges Ventures; Venture Partner at Tribe Capital.

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