Mark Vranesh

Chairman

📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026
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Board Member and Investor
Jan 2026
Enterprises and federal agencies are investing heavily in AI, but deployment repeatedly fails at the “last mile” leading to the loss of trillions of dollars in wasted investment and lost opportunity. AISquared solves the last mile problem by creating a secure, production-grade way to operationalize AI inside the business applications where work actually happens, without requiring large new engineering lifts, while giving leaders measurable visibility into adoption, performance, and business impact. AI Squared provides a comprehensive, low-code platform, UNIFI and Sparx, designed to “CLOSE” the gap between AI potential and real operational outcomes through five core capabilities: 1. Connects by integrating virtually any data source and any AI model using pre-built connectors. 2. Learns by capturing real-time user feedback directly inside the workflow to support continuous model improvement. 3. Orchestrates by managing complex data workflows and policies through a single UI. 4. Secures deployments with defense-grade controls. 5. Embeds insights where work happens by delivering no-code widgets and visualizations or AI chatbots integrated directly into systems. This results in 5x faster time-to-value and measurable ROI that is Trusted by leading financial institutions, complex supply chain organizations, and the United States Department of Defense, AI Squared helps organizations move from stalled pilots to real adoption, faster decision making, and measurable operational impact. Learn more at https://aisquared.ai/ Request a demo at https://aisquared.ai/request-demo/
Investor / Advisor
Mar 2022
In the rapidly growing collectibles market, the problem of fraud is rampant. The industry relies on eyewitnesses, “expert” opinions, photo matching, paper certificates of authenticity, etc. These solutions are flawed and cannot keep up with increasingly sophisticated scam artists and forgers. Genuine breaks this tradition. We are a technology-driven platform that provides verifiable proof of authenticity like never before. Our approach will fundamentally change the definition of memorabilia by bringing physical objects “to life.”
Investor / Advisor
Oct 2017
Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform used by 10,000,000 digital marketers worldwide. Back in 2008, Semrush started as a small group of SEO and IT specialists united by one mission—to make online competition fair and transparent with equal opportunities for everyone. In 17 years, weve grown into an all-in-one marketing suite consisting of more than 55+ products, tools, and add-ons that help companies market better online. Our vision is to create the only tool a digital marketing team would ever need to improve their online marketing results, ensure a smooth workflow between team members, and save time on routine tasks. Semrush is a trusted data provider. Our information on online behavior is used by the largest media outlets around the world such as Bloomberg, The Washington Post, Reuters and others. Semrush in numbers: → 55+ products, tools, and add-ons → 143 databases globally → 25.9 billion keywords → 43 trillion backlinks Visit our "Jobs" section if you want to work for us!
Investor / Advisor
Jun 2017
Acquired.io solves the problem of manual work when it comes to channel management, ad operation and budget allocation for user acquisition teams focused on mobile apps by giving them software that they use in-house to be effective.
Investor / Advisor
Jun 2017
AppLovin helps businesses of any size reach over a billion people who play mobile games every day. Every ad runs fullscreen during natural pauses in gameplay, no scrolling past, no swiping away. Mobile gamers are mainstream consumers who shop, decide, and buy. AppLovin lets you meet them there.
Advisor / Investor
May 2017
Reviver is a technology company and developer of the first-of-its-kind digital license plate platform. We are on a mission to modernize the driving experience. Our team is transforming the license plate into a platform for connected vehicles through the RPlate, the first digital license plate, enables mobile registration renewal, personalization, location and safety features, and more. The RPlate is now DMV-approved for use on consumer and commercial vehicles.
Board Member
May 2014
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2026
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2026
Enterprises and federal agencies are investing heavily in AI, but deployment repeatedly fails at the “last mile” leading to the loss of trillions of dollars in wasted investment and lost opportunity. AISquared solves the last mile problem by creating a secure, production-grade way to operationalize AI inside the business applications where work actually happens, without requiring large new engineering lifts, while giving leaders measurable visibility into adoption, performance, and business impact. AI Squared provides a comprehensive, low-code platform, UNIFI and Sparx, designed to “CLOSE” the gap between AI potential and real operational outcomes through five core capabilities: 1. Connects by integrating virtually any data source and any AI model using pre-built connectors. 2. Learns by capturing real-time user feedback directly inside the workflow to support continuous model improvement. 3. Orchestrates by managing complex data workflows and policies through a single UI. 4. Secures deployments with defense-grade controls. 5. Embeds insights where work happens by delivering no-code widgets and visualizations or AI chatbots integrated directly into systems. This results in 5x faster time-to-value and measurable ROI that is Trusted by leading financial institutions, complex supply chain organizations, and the United States Department of Defense, AI Squared helps organizations move from stalled pilots to real adoption, faster decision making, and measurable operational impact. Learn more at https://aisquared.ai/ Request a demo at https://aisquared.ai/request-demo/
2022
Investor / Advisor
Mar 2022
In the rapidly growing collectibles market, the problem of fraud is rampant. The industry relies on eyewitnesses, “expert” opinions, photo matching, paper certificates of authenticity, etc. These solutions are flawed and cannot keep up with increasingly sophisticated scam artists and forgers. Genuine breaks this tradition. We are a technology-driven platform that provides verifiable proof of authenticity like never before. Our approach will fundamentally change the definition of memorabilia by bringing physical objects “to life.”
2017
Investor / Advisor
Oct 2017
Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform used by 10,000,000 digital marketers worldwide. Back in 2008, Semrush started as a small group of SEO and IT specialists united by one mission—to make online competition fair and transparent with equal opportunities for everyone. In 17 years, weve grown into an all-in-one marketing suite consisting of more than 55+ products, tools, and add-ons that help companies market better online. Our vision is to create the only tool a digital marketing team would ever need to improve their online marketing results, ensure a smooth workflow between team members, and save time on routine tasks. Semrush is a trusted data provider. Our information on online behavior is used by the largest media outlets around the world such as Bloomberg, The Washington Post, Reuters and others. Semrush in numbers: → 55+ products, tools, and add-ons → 143 databases globally → 25.9 billion keywords → 43 trillion backlinks Visit our "Jobs" section if you want to work for us!
Investor / Advisor
Jun 2017
Acquired.io solves the problem of manual work when it comes to channel management, ad operation and budget allocation for user acquisition teams focused on mobile apps by giving them software that they use in-house to be effective.
Investor / Advisor
Jun 2017
AppLovin helps businesses of any size reach over a billion people who play mobile games every day. Every ad runs fullscreen during natural pauses in gameplay, no scrolling past, no swiping away. Mobile gamers are mainstream consumers who shop, decide, and buy. AppLovin lets you meet them there.
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