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J. Mark (ma Ke ) Mitchell

Investor Investor | Startup Advisor

Edmonton, Alberta

Overview 

J. Mark Mitchell is a Venture Capital Investor and Startup Advisor based in Edmonton, Alberta. Currently serving as a General Partner at Weave VC, Mitchell has made strategic investments in companies like ManagingLife and RainStick, focusing on sectors like Web3/Crypto and Web3/Blockchain. With a diverse educational background including degrees from prestigious institutions like Tsinghua University and the University of Alberta, Mitchell has leveraged his expertise in economics and financial markets to make impactful investments in innovative startups, showcasing a track record of successful investments and advisory roles in various companies.

Work Experience 

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Weave VC

  • General Partner

    2022 - Current

    Weave VC (launched July 2022) is an early-stage, Western Canadian–focused venture capital firm. We invest in pre-seed and seed startups across frontier and emerging industries, providing capital, tailored support, and advocacy at the most formative stages. As General Partner, I: - Shape overall investment strategy and execution - Collaborate closely with founders to guide fundraising and business growth - Leverage a global network to connect founders with expert resources, co-investors, and strategic partners Select Portfolio: Wyvern (YC, MaC, Uncork) SHARE (Garage, Panache) Dyne (Inverted, Sprout.vc) Levr (Sprout.vc, Maven) Hometeam Live (Inverted, Relay) RetreatsandVenues (LOI) ResVR (Inverted) Wavy (Two Small Fish, Garage) Gotcare (Telus) Lightstrike AI (Sprout.vc) Innova Cleantech (CDL) At Weave VC, we’re committed to empowering visionary founders and building the next generation of impactful companies.

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Innova Cleantech Corp.

  • Investor

    2025

    Seed investor alongside some incredible super angels from the Creative Destruction Lab including Douglas Beach, Roger Tang, and Chen Fong.

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Boardy

  • Connector

    2025

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Lightstrike Technologies Corp

  • Investor

    2024

    Oversubscribed $1.1M pre-seed financing alongside Sprout.VC and the co-founder of Robinhood

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Gotcare

  • Investor

    2024

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Wavy

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2024

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ResVR

  • Investor

    2024

    Co-led ResVR's $1.7M seed financing round alongside Inverted Ventures.

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RetreatsAndVenues.com

  • Investor

    2024

    Led RetreatsAndVenues pre-seed round of financing through Weave VC.

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Coolwater Capital

  • Fellow

    2024

    Coolwater Capital Cohort 9

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Dyne

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2023

    Led Dyne's pre-seed financing in January 2022 through an SPV I helped set up. Co-led the $2M seed round in early 2023 through Weave VC and joined as a board observer.

Education 

Investments 

ManagingLife

Undisclosed

Total funding: $800K

RainStick

Seed

Total funding: $560K

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