Mark J. Mendel

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Mark J.
Mendel, Ph.D., joined Sozo Ventures in June 2022.
He is a Venture Partner of Sozo Ventures and Managing Director at Mendel Consulting, LLC.
He serves on the board of directors of Sozo portfolio company Aromyx, Inc. Mark co-founded and previously served as managing director of RiverVest Venture Partners.
Mark was a Kauffman Fellow with ARCH Venture Partners.
Mark has worked in medical research at the Scheie Eye Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital and in product development at ALYX Medical.
He has a Ph.D.
in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S.M.E from Cornell.
As a volunteer, he teaches climbing with the Washington Alpine Club.
In addition, he serves as a ski patroller with Crystal Mountain and a member of the advisory board with Cornell Outdoor Education.

Mark J. Mendel active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sozo Ventures LLC Sozo Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sozo Ventures LLC (Sozo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Phillip Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.	Private Equity Investor	2022-05-31
Aromyx Corp. Aromyx Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aromyx Corp. engages in the using of biological receptors from the human nose to create digital representations of smell sensory data for multiple application. Its products include EssenceChip, EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud. The company was founded by Chris Hanson and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Mark J. Mendel

Companies	Position	End
Artio Medical, Inc. Artio Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Artio Medical, Inc. develops novel, endovascular medical devices for the treatment of peripheral and neurovascular diseases. Its products include Solus Gold, Solus Flex, Anuera, and Endura. The company was founded by William P. Whitaker and F. Nicholas Franano in 2013 and is headquartered in Fairway, KS.	Private Equity Investor	2013-12-31
Intellectual Ventures Management LLC Intellectual Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Intellectual Ventures Management LLC (Intellectual Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Nathan Myhrvold, Edward Jung, Peter N Detkin and Greg Gorder. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington..	Director/Board Member	2012-12-31
Xcyte Therapies, Inc.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2008-11-26
ValveXchange, Inc. ValveXchange, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ValveXchange, Inc. develops two-part bioprosthetic heart valve. The company was founded by Ivan Vesely on January 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.	Chief Executive Officer	2007-03-31
RiverVest Venture Management LLC RiverVest Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Melzer, Craig Andrew and Jay Schmelter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.	Founder	2004-12-31

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University of Pennsylvania	Graduate Degree
Cornell University	Undergraduate Degree

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Private companies	16
GenVec, Inc. GenVec, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology GenVec, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage gene delivery company, which engaged in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The firm designs, tests, and manufactured adenoviral-based product candidates using its proprietary AdenoVerse platform. Its products included CGF166-Hearing Loss; GV2311-RSV Vaccine; and GV2207-HSV-2 Immunotherapeutic. The company was founded in December 1992 and was headquartered in Rockville, MD.	Health Technology
Xcyte Therapies, Inc.	Health Technology
ARCH Venture Partners LLC ARCH Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance ARCH Venture Partners LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional office in Dublin.	Finance
CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing services. Its product Captisol is a polyanionic beta-cyclodextrin derivative with a sodium sulfonate salt separated from the lipophilic cavity by a butyl ether spacer group, or sulfobutylether (SBE). The firm engages in technology with substantial characterization, safety documentation and regulatory review. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.	Health Technology
Conforma Therapeutics Corp. Conforma Therapeutics Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Conforma Therapeutics Corp. designs and develops drugs for treatment of cancer. It also develops applications in the areas of medicine, including inflammation, virology and central nervous system disorders. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	Health Technology
Artio Medical, Inc. Artio Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Artio Medical, Inc. develops novel, endovascular medical devices for the treatment of peripheral and neurovascular diseases. Its products include Solus Gold, Solus Flex, Anuera, and Endura. The company was founded by William P. Whitaker and F. Nicholas Franano in 2013 and is headquartered in Fairway, KS.	Health Technology
The General Hospital Corp. The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Health Services
Auxeris Therapeutics, Inc. Auxeris Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Auxeris Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures drugs for osteoporosis, bone metastasis and other bone diseases. The company was founded in 2002 and is located in St. Louis, MO	Health Technology
RiverVest Venture Management LLC RiverVest Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Melzer, Craig Andrew and Jay Schmelter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.	Finance
Gilead Connecticut, Inc. Gilead Connecticut, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Gilead Connecticut, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals and biotechnology chemicals. The firm develops a pipeline of small molecule therapeutics for multiple oncology and immunology-based indications. It focuses on the development of novel kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.	Health Technology
Optobionics Corp. Optobionics Corp. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Optobionics Corp. develops artificial retina and related devices to restore vision for individuals afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, and other outer retinal diseases that can lead to blindness. It was founded by Alan Y. Chow and Vincent Y. Chow in 1990. The company is headquartered in Naperville, IL.	Electronic Technology
Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Brookhaven National Laboratory provides research services. The firm conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. It also builds and operates scientific facilities available to university, industry, and government researchers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Upton, NY.	Commercial Services
Intellectual Ventures Management LLC Intellectual Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Intellectual Ventures Management LLC (Intellectual Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Nathan Myhrvold, Edward Jung, Peter N Detkin and Greg Gorder. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington..	Finance
ValveXchange, Inc. ValveXchange, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ValveXchange, Inc. develops two-part bioprosthetic heart valve. The company was founded by Ivan Vesely on January 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.	Health Technology
Sozo Ventures LLC Sozo Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sozo Ventures LLC (Sozo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Phillip Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.	Finance
Aromyx Corp. Aromyx Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aromyx Corp. engages in the using of biological receptors from the human nose to create digital representations of smell sensory data for multiple application. Its products include EssenceChip, EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud. The company was founded by Chris Hanson and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.	Technology Services