Marc Sokol

Marc Sokol

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Partner & Investment Committee Chair

Bio

Marc Sokol serves as Chairman of the Board of VirtualZ. Marc is widely recognized as an expert Advisor, Director and investor focused on high-growth entrepreneurial companies. He is Co-Founder of Commack Solutions, a stealth mode startup in tech services. Marc is Managing Partner at Florida Funders, which is a hybrid of a venture capital fund and crowd-funding platform that invests in early-stage technology companies in Florida. Marc also serves on the boards of several technology companies offering expertise in venture capital and funding strategy, marketing, business development, public relations and product strategy.

Marc’s experience in information technology uniquely includes management and technical executive positions at high tech companies in addition to working on the other side of the table as a venture capital investor. His more than 40 years in the industry includes over 10 years in venture investing at JK&B Capital and a number of senior positions spanning several years at mainframe software and services leader CA Technologies—previously Computer Associates—including SVP and General Manager of Global Marketing, SVP of Business Development and SVP of Advanced Technology. Before joining CA, Marc co-founded Realia, Inc. and co-authored the Realia COBOL compiler, which was eventually acquired by CA.

Marc attended the Illinois Institute of Technology. Marc is on the board of the Mattituck Community Fund, Inc., a social services organization supporting local community non-profits. He is also the President of the board of directors of Community Action Southold Town working to alleviate poverty and he was on the board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States, North America

Social

Primary Organization

Florida Funders

Florida Funders

Founded

2013

Investment

117

Lead investment

38

Exits

5

Employees

11-50

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Business Development

Jobs history

5

Droplit

Board Member

2017 - Current

Homee

Board Member

2017 - Current

Kliken

Board Member

2016 - Current

Board Member

2020 - Current

VirtualZ Computing

Executive Chairman

2018 - Current

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Profile Resume

Marc Sokol is the Partner & Investment Committee Chair at Florida Funders, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Marc Sokol has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Marc Sokol studied unknown unknown @ Illinois Institute of Technology. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Number of investment

1

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

0

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Partner investment

5

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Sep 26, 2000
Viquity Viquity
Series C - Viquity
Viquity JK&B Capital
18.5M
Jun 02, 2004
Vormetric Vormetric
Series C - Vormetric
Vormetric JK&B Capital
15.0M
Jun 02, 2004
Bluefire Security Technologies Bluefire Security Technologies
Series C - Bluefire Security Technologies
Bluefire Security Technologies JK&B Capital
10.0M
Nov 08, 2006
AlterPoint AlterPoint
Series C - AlterPoint
AlterPoint JK&B Capital
7.5M

Exits

0

There is no exit available on this Profile

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