Mark Volchek
Mark Volchek / Founding Partner of Las Olas Venture Capital
March 15, 2023
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Mark Volchek / Founding Partner of Las Olas Venture Capital
Mark is a Founding Partner of Las Olas Venture Capital,
which he started in in 2016. Prior to
starting Las Olas VC, Mark spent about 15 years at Higher One, a company he
co-founded in 2000 while a senior in college.
In his roles as CFO, Chairman and then CEO, Mark has had a major hand in
steering the company from its first round of seed funding and multiple rounds
of venture funding all the way to its successful IPO in 2010, and beyond. He
helped grow Higher One from just three founders to more than 1,000 employees
and guide the company through multiple acquisitions exceeding $150mm in
aggregate value. When Mark left in 2014, Higher One's products and services
supported more than 1,900 schools and approximately 13 million enrolled
students.
Since 2008 Mark has been an active angel investor and has
invested in over 30 companies. He was
also a Director of the Founder Institute - South Florida, where he helps
budding entrepreneurs get their companies started. Mark is the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010
New England Financial Services Award winner and was an EY Entrepreneur Of The
Year 2011 National Award finalist. He
has been a regional and national judge for the program from 2012-2018.
Mark holds a BA and MA in Economics from Yale
University. He was a founding officer of the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and
on its board from 2000 to 2010. This nonprofit organization promotes
entrepreneurship among Yale students, faculty and alumni, and sponsors an
annual business plan competition. Mark's past civic roles include serving as Chairman
of the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority, and positions on the Florida Board of
Take Stock in Children, the New Haven Economic Development Committee. He currently serves on the executive
committee of Florida Venture Forum, as its Program Chair, and is also Vice
Chair of the Fort Lauderdale Aviation Advisory Board.
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