J. Mark (ma Ke ) Mitchell
Investor Investor | Startup Advisor
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Work Experience
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.
Investor
2025
Seed investor alongside some incredible super angels from the Creative Destruction Lab including Douglas Beach, Roger Tang, and Chen Fong.
Connector
2025
Investor
2024
Oversubscribed $1.1M pre-seed financing alongside Sprout.VC and the co-founder of Robinhood
Investor
2024
Investor & Board Observer
2024
Investor
2024
Co-led ResVR's $1.7M seed financing round alongside Inverted Ventures.
Investor
2024
Led RetreatsAndVenues pre-seed round of financing through Weave VC.
Fellow
2024
Coolwater Capital Cohort 9
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
Master of Science (MSc)
2017 - 2018
Master's degree
2018 - 2018
Master's degree
2017 - 2017
Master’s Degree
2017 - 2018
Chinese language study certificate
2016 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2015 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2010 - 2012