Mark Davis
Associate

Mark is an Associate at DFJ Gotham Ventures.  He works closely with DFJ Gotham portfolio companies Drop.io, Panvidea, SailThru, Seamless Receipts and ViVOtech.

In addition, Mark is the author of Get Venture, a blog that addresses industry topics and offers guidance to entrepreneurs on how to raise venture capital.   Mark is also an occasional contributor to a number of industry news services, including CenterNetworks and Silicon Alley Insider.

Mark organizes events for entrepreneurs through the Columbia Venture Community, a group Mark founded to serve Columbia University’s student and alumni entrepreneurs. He also advises the NYU Venture Community and was previously an adviser to Duke University’s Global Entrepreneurship Network and a member of the NY Tech Meetup's Community Committee. 

Mark’s background includes venture investing, merger & acquisitions, consulting and startup roles with software and Internet companies.

Before joining DFJ Gotham, Mark was an active entrepreneur and advisor.  He was the Founder and CEO Zotspot, an internet search destination, and an advisor to numerous startups.  In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Mark consulted at both KPMG and Bain & Company to approximately fifty Fortune 1000 and private equity clients on the strategic and financial attractiveness of acquisition targets representing a cumulative transaction value in excess of $6.5 billion.

Mark earned his B.A. in Economics, cum laude, at Duke University and his M.B.A. at Columbia Business School, where he was the Early Stage President of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club and an InSITE Fellow.

Get Venture: Venture Made Transparent
A blog on raising venture capital