Marc founded Okapi VC and is managing partner of OV1, OV2, OV3, OV4, OV Opp Fund and OV 5. He has held executive roles and board seats and holds a BA from USC and a JD from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Okapi Capital provides long-term capital and management support to technology start-ups, partnering with entrepreneurs and operational executives to develop emerging businesses.
The company says it serves investors (limited partners) and entrepreneurs, and sees an opportunity in early-stage private investing as institutional venture funds shift toward larger funds and later-stage investments.
Each Okapi GP has more than 20 years of VC, founder or technology executive experience. The GPs bring insights and a network to their portfolio companies.
The firm identifies with animals whose offspring have long gestation periods and are precocious at birth, and whose characteristics help them thrive in dense jungle; it compares these traits with its portfolio companies and venture capital.
