Rubicon Venture Partners ( RVP1 ) invests in Western U.S based early-stage emerging growth companies in the digital visual media information technology sector. RVP1 will focus on industry-leading entrepreneurs and companies that need seed Series A funding ( $1 to $5 million ) and who will achieve their next funding from one or more top-tier venture-capital firms. RVP intends to be the leader in the strategy of pre-top-tier ( "PTT" ) investing in the Silicon Valley in this space. RVP will focus on investments in private digital media and wireless that will deliver products or services capable of " crossing the Rubicon " and thereby changing the industry landscape forever. RVP for the last 15 years has helped build many start-up companies distinguished by their bold, creative vision and management/technical talent from scratch to NASDAQ IPO, Glu Mobile, GLUU, $362 million market-cap, and or acquisition, gaikai by Sony for $380 million, as well as consulted with leading VC firms such as NEA.
Founded in 2005
Industry Focus on Consumer Tech and Content
10 Early Stage Deals
in LP commitments
Managing Directors and Partners
Include several Silicon Valley Luminaries
With Top VCs
Successful CEOs
on Mobile Gaming and Applications
Risk to Maximize Returns
In 2000 Mark became a venture capitalist with Rubicon Venture Partners based on his contacts within the Silicon Valley technology and venture community. Mark was the driving force along with Scott Orr with the formation of Sorrent (now known as Glu Mobile) in 2001. Glu Mobile went public in 2007 on NASDAQ with a market cap of $364 million. Not since the late 1990's has the mobile sector seen such a wave of investment. Start-up cellular carriers raised at least $1 billion, according to San Francisco investment bank Rutberg & Co, compared with just $100 million in the three years from 2002 to 2004.
More recently, after launching Sorrent, Mark focused his talents on D2C Games, Inc., a Silicon Valley publisher of interactive entertainment products that were digitally distributed "Direct 2 Consumers." Mark was a member of D2C's Board of Directors from the inception of the company representing RVP and in 2009 was appointed as CEO and Chairman of the Board of the company until taking the job as Co-Founder and CEO of Vegas Games Inc. Mark has also consulted with the likes of New Enterprise Associates and got NEA to invest in gaikai, which was sold to Sony for $380 million in 2011. Mark is a fourth generation San Franciscan and lives on the Peninsula.
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