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Marell Evans

General Partner at Exceptional Capital

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Marell Evans is the Founder and General Partner at Exceptional Capital in San Francisco, California. With a background in corporate sales, enterprise leadership, and venture capital, Marell has successfully navigated roles at SoftBank Group International and Okta, Inc., bringing expertise in cybersecurity, SaaS, and blockchain sectors to his current investment focus at Exceptional Capital.

Work Experience 

  • Founder and General Partner

    2022 - Current

Exceptional Capital is an early-stage VC fund that invests in B2B SaaS.

  • Kauffman Fellow (Class 27)

    2022 - 2024

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

  • Vice President

    2020 - 2022

  • Vice President (Incubation | Investment Team)

    2018 - 2020

  • Corporate Sales pre-IPO

    2015 - 2018

Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.

Raised $1,229,250,000.00 from Junipero Capital and Employee Stock Option Fund.

  • Enterprise Client Leader (New York City Public Sector)

    2014 - 2016

  • Enterprise Client Leader (New York City & New Jersey Industry Accounts)

    2013 - 2015

IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.

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