I'm Mark Scianna, an investor focused on the world's most important missions. Together with investors, we support engineers bringing technology to the front lines of our biggest challenges and opportunities:- National Security- Public Safety- Transportation- Clean EnergyAs an operator, most of my experience was at Palantir, where I was a founding member of their defense team, spending 11 years as a forward deployed engineer. I was the team lead for “Palantir Forward” (the basis for an 800M Army contract), and “Palantir Mobile” (a product used by federal law enforcement). In support of our customers, I had the privilege to deploy to Afghanistan, Iraq, Germany, Japan, and the Horn of Africa. We not only developed life saving products, but also built an incredibly valuable business: revenue grew from zero to billions, and the company IPO'd in 2020.As a venture investor, I got my start in 2010 by participating in Palantir’s Series D round, becoming the only employee to purchase preferred shares. In 2014 I began attending and investing at Y Combinator Demo Days. In 2018 I completed YC's Startup Investor School.Notable Investments:- Palantir, 2010 Series D- Statuspage.io, 2014 Seed (status and incident communication)- GBatteries, 2014 Seed (ultra-fast battery charging for drones, tools, vehicles)- Oklo, 2015 Seed (micro-reactors powered by nuclear waste, decades of clean power)- Lyft, 2015 (transportation/delivery)- Paladin Drones, 2018 Seed (live overhead view for first responders)- Biobot Analytics, 2018 Seed (wastewater epidemiology, community health metrics)- Sixfold Bioscience, 2018 Seed (targeted mRNA therapies)- Adyton, 2019 First Investor (mobile defense tech)- AmpUp, 2019 Seed (smart ev charging network)- Lumineye, 2019 Seed (wall-penetrating radar)- Abatable, 2021 Seed (carbon offset procurement)- Govly, 2021 Seed (improve govt contracting)

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