Mark Lustbader

Founder - Mattress IQ ⬩ Experience Leading Large Teams & Business Units of $1B+ ⬩ Multiple Successful Exits

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 37 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2015
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Private Investor
2015
Lygos is a pioneering sustainable specialty chemicals company, leading the world’s transition toward better, cleaner, and more sustainable products. We have built a proprietary and fully integrated platform of the most advanced technologies across synthetic biology, industrial chemistry, and application development to rapidly deliver market relevant solutions to some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges. With a pipeline of high-performing, innovative solutions, Lygos is paving the way for generations of new sustainable solutions for our world.
Founding Shareholder and Advisor
1989
Laserflex Inc. offers laser cutting Ohio and South Carolina. Our precision job shop provides laser cutting, forming, welding, machining and finishing. Check out our websites www.customlasercuttingservices.com and www.lasercuttingohio.com. Our laser fabrication services cater to a wide range of manufacturers in many different industries. Our services include sheet metal cutting, precision laser cutting, industrial laser cutting, CNC punching, metal forming, laser sub-assembly welding, large material cutting, heavy plate cutting, thick plate cutting, and laser weld assemblies.
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Founder (1)
2022
CEO & Founder
2022
At Mattress IQ, we focus on reducing mattress waste in the hospitality sector through our innovative software solution. We optimize mattress rotation schedules using occupancy data, which extends mattress lifespans by 40-60% and reduces environmental impact. This approach supports sustainable practices and simplifies recycling efforts, paving the way for a greener future.
2015
Private Investor
2015
Lygos is a pioneering sustainable specialty chemicals company, leading the world’s transition toward better, cleaner, and more sustainable products. We have built a proprietary and fully integrated platform of the most advanced technologies across synthetic biology, industrial chemistry, and application development to rapidly deliver market relevant solutions to some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges. With a pipeline of high-performing, innovative solutions, Lygos is paving the way for generations of new sustainable solutions for our world.
1989
Founding Shareholder and Advisor
1989
Laserflex Inc. offers laser cutting Ohio and South Carolina. Our precision job shop provides laser cutting, forming, welding, machining and finishing. Check out our websites www.customlasercuttingservices.com and www.lasercuttingohio.com. Our laser fabrication services cater to a wide range of manufacturers in many different industries. Our services include sheet metal cutting, precision laser cutting, industrial laser cutting, CNC punching, metal forming, laser sub-assembly welding, large material cutting, heavy plate cutting, thick plate cutting, and laser weld assemblies.