Mark Mullen
Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bonfire Ventures. He is also Founder and the largest investor in Double M Partners, LP I and II, both early stage venture capital funds with 60 total investors. He is also Founder and the largest investor in Mull Capital, an evergreen fund that invests directly in startups and in other investment funds www.mullcapital.com. All of the funds focus on investing in Internet, Media and Communications Infrastructure with primary focus on business to business solutions, software and technology.
Double M Fund I was formed in 2012 and holds 20 Investments in the US and Canada with notable exits to date, including the Trade Desk (IPO), Lettuce which sold to Intuit and Gradient X to SingTel. Double M Fund II was formed in 2014 and holds 18 Investments with one notable exit to date, Orbitera to Google. Mull Capital has made 20 investments since 1998 and has exited eight companies returning more than 8x invested capital to date, including MessageLabs which was sold to Symantec for $700 million, Clearwire (IPO) and Edgecast to Verizon for $400 million. In his capacity at the Funds, Mark has held board seats at YOI, PingThings, Kaleo Software, MomentFeed and is a Board Advisor to ChowNow, Prevoty, DropPoint and OpenDrives.
In 1993, Bill Daniels (Known as the Father of Cable TV in the US) hired Mark to build his international M&A and investment group. He rose to partner at Daniels and was instrumental in its 2007 sale to RBC Capital Markets as one of Daniels’ senior bankers. Between 1993 and 2010, he and his team closed more than 100 M&A and private equity transactions ranging from more than $10 billion to less than $10 million advising clients such as Carlyle, Liberty Global, Providence Equity and Cinven to name a few. This included deals in 17 countries in North America, Europe and Asia in a wide range of industries including Broadband and Cable TV, Mobile, Internet, Data and Telephony services, Digital Media and Satellite TV.
Upon retiring from RBC in 2010 as head of RBC Daniels’ European Media and Telecom investment banking group, Mark was appointed COO of the City of Los Angeles' Economic Office and Senior Advisor to former Mayor Villaraigosa in efforts to streamline the government and utilize, manage and grow LA’s economic opportunities. Mark oversaw several of the City’s assets including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the LA Convention Center. Additionally he oversaw the Planning and Building & Safety Departments, the Office of Small Business Services and was also responsible for corporate business development for the City as a key liaison with the private sector.
Prior to joining Daniels, Mark worked from 1986-1990 in portfolio management and commercial banking with Janus Capital, Colorado National Bank and Sierra Capital, where he worked on debt financings and private and public equity placements.
Mark attended the University of Michigan (1982-84) and earned his degree in Business Administration cum laude from the University of Denver in 1986. In 1992 he received an MBA in international business from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Mark has lived and worked in San Francisco, Paris, London, Denver and New York City and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
Double M Fund I was formed in 2012 and holds 20 Investments in the US and Canada with notable exits to date, including the Trade Desk (IPO), Lettuce which sold to Intuit and Gradient X to SingTel. Double M Fund II was formed in 2014 and holds 18 Investments with one notable exit to date, Orbitera to Google. Mull Capital has made 20 investments since 1998 and has exited eight companies returning more than 8x invested capital to date, including MessageLabs which was sold to Symantec for $700 million, Clearwire (IPO) and Edgecast to Verizon for $400 million. In his capacity at the Funds, Mark has held board seats at YOI, PingThings, Kaleo Software, MomentFeed and is a Board Advisor to ChowNow, Prevoty, DropPoint and OpenDrives.
In 1993, Bill Daniels (Known as the Father of Cable TV in the US) hired Mark to build his international M&A and investment group. He rose to partner at Daniels and was instrumental in its 2007 sale to RBC Capital Markets as one of Daniels’ senior bankers. Between 1993 and 2010, he and his team closed more than 100 M&A and private equity transactions ranging from more than $10 billion to less than $10 million advising clients such as Carlyle, Liberty Global, Providence Equity and Cinven to name a few. This included deals in 17 countries in North America, Europe and Asia in a wide range of industries including Broadband and Cable TV, Mobile, Internet, Data and Telephony services, Digital Media and Satellite TV.
Upon retiring from RBC in 2010 as head of RBC Daniels’ European Media and Telecom investment banking group, Mark was appointed COO of the City of Los Angeles' Economic Office and Senior Advisor to former Mayor Villaraigosa in efforts to streamline the government and utilize, manage and grow LA’s economic opportunities. Mark oversaw several of the City’s assets including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the LA Convention Center. Additionally he oversaw the Planning and Building & Safety Departments, the Office of Small Business Services and was also responsible for corporate business development for the City as a key liaison with the private sector.
Prior to joining Daniels, Mark worked from 1986-1990 in portfolio management and commercial banking with Janus Capital, Colorado National Bank and Sierra Capital, where he worked on debt financings and private and public equity placements.
Mark attended the University of Michigan (1982-84) and earned his degree in Business Administration cum laude from the University of Denver in 1986. In 1992 he received an MBA in international business from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Mark has lived and worked in San Francisco, Paris, London, Denver and New York City and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.