Mark Stoner
Founder of BioCrowd.IO
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Founder
2024 - Current
BioCrowd is building a decentralized science (DeSci) marketplace where top global scientists can find funding faster, collaboration and leverage an easier distribution of life changing ownership/royalties for biotech and healthcare innovations along the life of the IP. We are building a virtual accelerator platform to provide capital and resources to accelerate innovation in high impact and underserved areas of medical research with a collaborative drug discovery platform with AI tools. Intro Video, 2:28 https://youtu.be/-OiK9MOVxLs BioCrowd is introducing a platform for 1. A liquid marketplace for on-chain intellectual property (IP) 2. The ability for digital asset holders to earn a % of profits from IP licensing, buy, sell, marketplace using SEC compliant private securities. BioCrowd screens, nurtures, and advances translational research projects or early-stage companies for licensing or acquisition by “Big Pharma” or other strategics as another feeder channel more cost effectively, with a global talent pool and a faster go to market. We are building a Web3 marketplace for investing in IP rights and future cash flow royalties as an issuer and an investment vehicle. Investors will be able to find earlier stage vetted opportunities that do not exist today, and patient advocacy groups and communities can direct research and receive tokens for their participation. The US crypto market has been challenging but we believe we have a regulated solution to help investors, researchers and community yet address regulatory obstacles. https://www.biocrowd.io/
BioCrowd is a private biotech firm that aims to democratize research funding.
Co-founder & CEO
2023 - 2024
Dry Powder Bio, Inc. operates an online marketplace and community connecting biotech company founders, investors, clinicians, suppliers, academia, government & patient advocacy groups. The goal is to help accelerate medical cures, collaboration, research & investment.
Dry Powder Bio operates an online marketplace and community connecting biotech company founders, investors, academia, and the government.
Advisor & Angel Investor
2019 - 2023
Apthotheka is one exciting company I am working with now as an advisor. Apothēka Integrates with Electronic Medical Records Systems including Epic and Cerner and transforms them into secure Blockchain ecosystems to facilitate security, data integrity, and interoperability. They also use AI technology to seek patterns and correlations to facilitate medical decision making. Medicare approved Telehealth in March 2020 for its 65 million Medicare recipients.
Decentralizing Self-sovereign Identity and Personal Records Securely On Blockchain
Raised $378,168.00.
Concierge in Premium Suites
2019 - 2021
Hired to work as a “Concierge” for the new $1.4 billion Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors for games and special events. This is the second newly constructed stadium I have helped to open after working for the 49ers and opening Levi Stadium. My role at the Chase Center is customer service, guest relations, event management and assisting with team building & staff development for the premium suites including the Accenture Courtside Lounge, Oracle Suites, and others. The press describes the suites as a new standard for modern-day sports arenas and for luxurious experiences. Since opening September 6th, have worked Metallica, Elton John two nights, Dave Mathews, Eric Clapton, Janet Jackson and will be working upcoming Warriors games and concerts. Rehired after pandemic lockdown and the stadium opening to fans again after 409 days away. Go, Dubs
The Golden State Warriors is an American professional basketball team.
Business Development Manager
2019 - 2020
For over 25 years, Kranz & Associates has been the recognized leader in providing superior financial outsourcing and consulting advisory services. Clients leverage the entire firm’s expertise and extraordinary investor network connections to get immediate results while you focus on development and sales strategies for your company’s ultimate success. We handle the finances and focus on core business objectives while ensuring that your finance and accounting operations are compliant, stable, sustainable, and scalable. Kranz & Associates Services Summary: • Outsourced finance and accounting • Help your company get ready for a fundraising event. • Scenario planning on cash burn modeling and your company runway • CFO Advisory Services for a couple of hours a week or full-time. • Technical Accounting • Stock Administration • M&A and IPO Transactions • NetSuite services for automation and streamlining of business processes. • Venture Capital Fund Administration https://www.kranzassoc.com/
Global Alliance Development Director & Advisor
2018 - 2019
Applicature is a boutique Blockchain development agency for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and cryptocurrencies that will fundamentally transform industry, government and every sector of the economy. We enable Blockchain entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize their ideas via full ICO services (technical, financial, legal, sales & marketing, etc.) as well as post-ICO services. “We launch ICO’s”. At Applicature, we are focused on Blockchain technologies helping companies all over the world in two main areas: - Technical organization of the ICO - Custom Blockchain projects (POC, forks of the Blockchain solutions etc.) The 20 ICO’s we have developed or assisted have raised over $200 million combined. Applicature Expertise Includes: • Blockchain • We provide a full lifecycle solution from token project ideas and proofs-of-Concept, white paper, Token design and digital wallets to launching successful ICO projects that provide real-world utility. • Financial and supply chain automation, cryptography. • Working with larger companies to migrate business processes that might benefit from Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). • Many of our clients start with our strategic advisory services which assist in building the Blockchain product roadmap, initial proof of concept, white paper and building a plan for Blockchain adoption. • Applicature’s suite of solutions includes TokenSale (ICO), Smart Contracts development and deployment, ICO cabinets and deployment, best practices in token sales campaigns. • We are also hired to help with post-ICO activities and ongoing support.
Business Development Director
2014 - 2018
InfoBeans is a global IT software services organization with HQ in India specializing in custom business application development for web and mobile platforms. InfoBeans has a team of 700+ engineers developing cutting edge software solutions for startups to enterprise clients across various verticals. InfoBeans provides onsite, dual-shore or offshore development and consulting services. My territory is primarily Bay Area and Los Angeles but have national accounts. Direct sales role but also work with venture capital firms and attending and speaking at startup events. Specialty services included business process automation, outsourced product development, enterprise mobility services, ecommerce, quality assurance, IoT, big data services and analytics. Technologies include Microsoft; Asp.NET, SharePoint • Packaged Implementation; Drupal, Magento, WordPress • Open Source: Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python • Enterprise Mobility; iPhone, Android, Windows.
Creating WOW while delivering world-class software solutions since 2000.
Levi's® Stadium, Guest Services Representative, 49ers Stadium Management Company
2014 - 2017
Guest Services Representative at Levi’s Stadium. Involved in multi-faceted aspects of stadium operations from a guest services perspective including customer service for San Francisco 49ers football games and other special events including soccer, college games, NHL and concerts. Worked at field level during Super Bowl 50 with over 170 million TV viewers and provided operations support during the game. Provided post game feedback on operational improvements for the NFL. Promoted to lead Guest Service Representative in the Verizon Press Level. Responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Press Box level by thoroughly checking credentials while enforcing access control in high traffic area. Providing the highest level of customer service to sports writers, opposing team ownership and operations staff and to 49ers senior management. As the stadium was newly constructed, also provided feedback and punch lists for building fixes, improving services and operations for inaugural season.
Supervisor, NFL House and Fan Mobile Pass Brand Ambassador
2015 - 2016
The National Football League is a professional sports league in the United States. It acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport, license team names and logos, collect dues and royalties, and develop new programs. My position has been as a supervisor of 12 staff at the NFL House, the NFL business and hospitality headquarters during the week of Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco. My other role has been as a Fan Mobile Pass Brand Ambassador introducing the app to new users and demonstrating features of the app at the NFL Kickoff event to Super Bowl 50. Also providing marketing support for other events around the Super Bowl. Temporary Premier for special events.
NFL is a professional sports league in the U.S. that acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport and much more.
Raised $5,700,000.00 from Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Managing Partner
2010 - 2014
Mark Stoner was a Founder and Partner in Airspace Interactive LLC. Airspace Interactive was a digital marketing agency setting up and managing social media and online marketing campaigns for businesses. The company provided editorial content, creative services and posting for social media campaigns to grow sales. Airspace Interactive provided outsourced turn-key social media set up and marketing services on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linked In and other social media channels on a subscription basis. Social Media Services Provided: • Social Media Set Up of Your Business • Social Media Strategy Development • Social Media Marketing Monthly Campaign Management • 24/7 Monitoring and Protecting your Online Reputation on Yelp and other Sites • Video Production at Your Business or In Studio Building online communities for companies to increase revenue and better manage your most important relationships.