Mark’s firm is an early stage impact fund investing in Irish, European and global startups that allow us to eat, live, work, learn and move within planetary boundaries. WakeUp Capital is Ireland’s first female-led impact venture capital firm, run by partners with deep founder and operator experience, and backed by Irish and European institutions.
Before starting WakeUp Capital, Mark has held numerous senior technology roles at Google, Microsoft, and News Corp in Europe and the US, and was founder of a SaaS platform delivering adaptive video advertising with early machine learning.
Mark is an active angel investor with HBAN, founding board member of the Irish Tech Operators Network, and advisor and board member for a number of early-stage companies in sustainability and climate tech.