Mark Weber is an investor and researcher specializing in AI and lab-to-market innovation. He currently serves as a Partner at Tectonic Ventures and a Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

What Mark can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Career

  1. Poverty, Inc. · co-producer
  2. IBM Research
  3. MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab · research scientist
  4. Tectonic Ventures · Partner
    Now
  5. MIT Media Lab · Director’s Fellow

Focus

AIlab-to-market innovationinternational poverty and developmentgraph deep learningalgorithmic fairness

Education

MIT Sloan, MBA

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Who is Mark Weber?

Mark Weber is an investor and researcher specializing in AI and lab-to-market innovation. He currently serves as a Partner at Tectonic Ventures and a Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

How much does Mark Weber invest?

Tectonic Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Mark Weber?

A warm intro from a founder Tectonic Ventures backed works best.

What did Mark Weber do before Tectonic Ventures?

co-producer at Poverty, Inc.; IBM Research; research scientist at MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab; Director’s Fellow at MIT Media Lab.

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