General Partner at Valhalla Partners and Owner, Valhalla Partners
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Board Member at Avail Media
- Director at SafeNet
- Director at BDMetrics, Inc
- General Partner at Valhalla Partners
- Director, Board of Directors at Trilogy Development
- Past
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- President at Mid Atlantic Venture Association
- Director, Board of Directors at Epicor Software
- Director, Board of Directors at Progress Software Corporation
- General Partner at New Enterprise Associates
- Board Member at Tantivy Communications
- Board Member at Call Technologies
- Director, Board of Directors at GTSI
- Director, Board at Amisys
- Director, Board of Directors at Kendall Square Research
- Director, Board of Directors at Intersolv
- Sr. Vice President GEISCO and President GE Software at GEISCO
- General Manager, X-Ray Products at GE Medical Systems
- Controller at Baxter
- Education
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- Harvard Business School
- Stanford University
- University of Michigan
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Art Marks’s Summary
I am searching for great entrepreneurs. I aspire to assist them in building great companies and bringing all the experience, advice and capital necessary to help them complete their visions.
During the last 20 years I have been involved with over than 30 successful companies. Prior to entering venture capital, I spent 10 years at General Electric's Computer Services and Medical Systems business. Prior to GE, I spent 5 years at Baxter Labs in finance, marketing and sales.
Art Marks’s Specialties:
Valhalla Partners invests in software, communications, IT services and other emerganing technology companies, primarily on the East Coast. Valhalla's partners have invested in over 100 such companies in the last 20 years. All of the partners have held significant operating roles in comparable technology companies prior taking on roles as venture investors.
Art Marks’s Experience
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Board Member
Avail Media
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Avail Media provides IPTV content for carriers
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Director
SafeNet
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; SFNT; Computer & Network Security industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
SafeNet is a former public company taken public in 2006. It focuses on network and computer security products based on encryption technology.
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Director
BDMetrics, Inc
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
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General Partner
Valhalla Partners
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
June 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
Invest in private technology companies and advise their CEO's on critical issues and the processes required to build sustainable enterprises.
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Director, Board of Directors
Trilogy Development
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1993 — Present (16 years 6 months)
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President
Mid Atlantic Venture Association
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
1998 — 2007 (9 years )
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Director, Board of Directors
Epicor Software
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; EPIC; Computer Software industry)
September 1994 — June 2002 (7 years 10 months)
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Director, Board of Directors
Progress Software Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PRGS; Computer Software industry)
May 1985 — May 2002 (17 years 1 month)
Board Member following first investment round. Continued as Board Member subsequent to IPO.
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General Partner
New Enterprise Associates
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 1983 — June 2001 (18 years 2 months)
Responsible for technology investments in private companies, developing new investment partners and helping to evolve management practices.
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Board Member
Tantivy Communications
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years )
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Board Member
Call Technologies
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
1995 — 2000 (5 years )
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Director, Board of Directors
GTSI
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GTSI; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1990 — June 1998 (8 years 1 month)
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Director, Board
Amisys
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; HBOC; Computer Software industry)
May 1994 — August 1997 (3 years 4 months)
Member of Board of Directors
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Director, Board of Directors
Kendall Square Research
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; KSRC; Computer Hardware industry)
March 1988 — October 1994 (6 years 8 months)
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Director, Board of Directors
Intersolv
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; islv; Computer Software industry)
August 1986 — September 1993 (7 years 2 months)
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Sr. Vice President GEISCO and President GE Software
GEISCO
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Computer Networking industry)
December 1978 — May 1983 (4 years 6 months)
One of 3 Senior VP's responsible for $500 Million subsidiary of GE.
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General Manager, X-Ray Products
GE Medical Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Medical Devices industry)
October 1974 — November 1978 (4 years 2 months)
Responsible for the X-Ray equipment business at GE Medical
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Controller
Baxter
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BAX; Medical Devices industry)
August 1971 — November 1974 (3 years 4 months)
Art Marks’s Education
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Harvard Business School
MBA , August 1969 — June 1971
- Activities and Societies:
- Baker Scholar, Research Assistant in Starting New Ventures
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Stanford University
Law 1967 — 1968
- Activities and Societies:
- Moot Court, Constitutional Law
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University of Michigan
BSIE , Industrial Engineering , September 1962 — May 1967
- Activities and Societies:
- Honors, Dean's List, Wrote for Michigan Daily
Art Marks’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
