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Mark Sherman

Managing Partner at Telstra Ventures

Telstra Ventures

Country or State

United States

Bio

Telstra Ventures’ mission is to serve lighthouse leaders and do good. We drive growth investments in market leading, high growth companies. As of November 2022, we - led over 88 investments ranging from $5M to $20M; 34 liquidity events; current assets under management of $1B in Telstra Ventures Fund I, Fund II, Sidecar and Fund III. Fund III Target 80% USA and 20% Rest of World. - Sector vectors of interest include: AI/ML, cybersecurity, SaaS, cloud, climate-tech, esports / consumer apps, fintech, logistics-tech, next generation networks and we particularly like companies that defy conventional description. - Focus on (i) lighthouse leaders, (ii) best product market fit, (iii) constructive market trends, and (iv) strategic Revenue Acceleration with direct customer relationships, channel partnerships, and Telstra; we review ~1000 companies each year and invest in ~12.

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Managing Partner at Telstra Ventures at Telstra Ventures

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MBA, Business

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