Marc Bala

Managing Director at Symphony Technology Group

📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2025
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Board Member
Jul 2021
Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. The company’s comprehensive, open and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.
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Jul 2021
Skyhigh Security protects organizations with cloud-native security solutions that are both data-aware and simple to use. Its market-leading Security Service Edge (SSE) Portfolio goes beyond data access and focuses on data use, allowing organizations to collaborate from any device and from anywhere without sacrificing security. Organizations can now have complete visibility and control and seamlessly monitor and mitigate security risks—achieving lower associated costs, driving greater efficiencies, and keeping pace with the speed of innovation.
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Feb 2014
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson ® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. HARMAN also is a technology and integration services leader for the Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications and Enterprise markets. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. The Companys software solutions power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated, personalized, adaptive and secure across all platforms, from the work and home to car and mobile. For more information visit harman.com
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Sep 2012
Symphony Talent is a recruitment marketing technology and creative services company that helps talent acquisition teams execute strategies that empower innovative candidate interactions. Our recruitment technology and award-winning Employer Value Proposition (EVP) strategy and employer brand campaigns support large-sized organizations across the globe, including the world's leading brands.
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Dec 2010
Consilio stands as the global leader in eDiscovery, document review, flexible legal talent, and legal advisory & transformation consulting services. With its Consilio Complete suite of capabilities, the company empowers multinational law firms and corporations using innovative software, cost-effective managed services, and deep legal and regulatory industry expertise. Renowned for its expertise in litigation, HSR second requests, internal and regulatory investigations, eDiscovery, document review, information governance, compliance risk assessments, cybersecurity, law department management, and contracts management, Consilio also excels in legal staffing and recruitment through its Lawyers On Demand division. Consilio globally employs leading professionals in the industry, applying defensible workflows with patented and industry-proven technology across all phases of the eDiscovery and risk management lifecycle. ISO\IEC 27001:2013 certified, the company operates offices, document review, and data centers across Europe, Asia, and North America. Discover more about Consilio’s commitment to legal excellence and innovation at www.consilio.com. Security Notice: Prospective applicants and employees should note that Consilios website can be securely accessed through the link below. Consilio NEVER charges candidates or employees for training or certifications. Such offers are scamming attempts, should be disregarded and / or reported to authorities in your local jurisdiction.
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Dec 2010
Our Brand Promise Know your people™ In a world shaped by digital transformation, AI, remote work, regulatory complexity, and rising risk, identity is no longer static. Identity must be intelligently understood, continuously verified, and actively managed. Our Mission Trust in a changing world™ Trust has always been essential to how we work. But the rules are shifting. In a world shaped by digital transformation, AI, remote work, regulatory complexity, and rising risk, identity is no longer static. It must be intelligently understood, continuously verified throughout the employee lifecycle, and actively managed. We have over one billion records in our proprietary databases, deep vertical expertise, global reach, and an AI-powered infrastructure. We are building the trust layer for todays workforce, helping organizations build stronger teams, make smarter decisions, and thrive in a world of constant change. First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by its proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, digital identity solutions, and verification services. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernizing hiring and onboarding on a global scale. For more information, please visit our website at https://fadv.com/.
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Dec 2008
In 2015, Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a provider of financial information services, announced the completion of its acquisition of CoreOne Technologies, a global leading provider of regulatory reporting, index management, data management and prime brokerage services to financial institutions. About Markit Markit is a leading global provider of financial information services. We provide products that enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Our customers include banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, auditors, fund administrators and insurance companies. Founded in 2003, we employ over 4,000 people in 11 countries. Markit shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol MRKT. For more information, please see www.markit.com. About CoreOne Technologies CoreOne Technologies is a leading provider of regulatory reporting, index management, data management and prime brokerage services to financial institutions. CoreOne delivers proven capabilities in a hosted fashion, through its cutting-edge services RegOne, DeltaOne, VistaOne and PrimeOne. Headquartered in New York, CoreOne serves over 500 financial institutions around the world.
Board Observer
Jun 2007
Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.
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2025
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Sep 2025
Yodlee is the leading data aggregation and analytics platform for financial service providers and has been for more than 25 years. As a valued partner of some of the country’s largest banks and financial service firms, Yodlee helps market-defining leaders grow their business and drive customer satisfaction. To learn more, visit www.Yodlee.com Privacy Notice: https://www.yodlee.com/legal/privacy-notice Social Media Disclosure: www.envestnet.com/social-media-disclosure
2024
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Jul 2024
Gresham is a global leader in enterprise data automation solutions for the financial services industry. Leveraging innovative modern technology and deep industry expertise we make the complex simple, enabling firms to streamline their processes, manage risk, reduce costs, and ensure compliance. As a trusted partner to the world’s leading financial institutions, our cloud and managed services for enterprise data management, data automation, reconciliation and control, and regulatory reporting ensure that business leaders can have complete confidence their data and day-to-day operations.
2023
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Jan 2023
Where Data Flows... the leader in market data integration and analytics solutions for financial services
2021
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Jul 2021
Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. The company’s comprehensive, open and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Skyhigh Security protects organizations with cloud-native security solutions that are both data-aware and simple to use. Its market-leading Security Service Edge (SSE) Portfolio goes beyond data access and focuses on data use, allowing organizations to collaborate from any device and from anywhere without sacrificing security. Organizations can now have complete visibility and control and seamlessly monitor and mitigate security risks—achieving lower associated costs, driving greater efficiencies, and keeping pace with the speed of innovation.
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