# Marc Randolph

> Marc Randolph is a seed investor in Santa Cruz backing Software, Apps and Internet. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Santa Cruz, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marc-randolph/6/20/554
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mbrandolph
- Website: http://marcrandolph.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.randolph.169

Marc Randolph is a seed investor in Santa Cruz focused on Software and Apps. Marc Randolph founded Netflix in 1997, serving as the online movie service's founding CEO, as the executive producer of it's web site, and as a member of it's board of directors until 2004. Since leaving Netflix he has been an active investor, executive mentor and consultant for numerous early stage tech companies.Prior tofounding Netflix, Marc was a co-founder of numerous other tech start-ups, including IntegrityQA, Visioneer, Microwarehouse, and MacUser Magazine.He currently sits on the boards of Rafter, ReadyForce, Getable, Looker and the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS); as well as on numerous advisory boards.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$12M |
| Pre-Seed | $250k–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 28% |
| Apps | 4 | 22% |
| Internet | 4 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 17% |
| Mobile | 2 | 11% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 17% |
| Grant | 1 | 6% |
| Series D | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 78% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Overlap | Overlap uses AI to help you extract the best moments from video content. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Stylette Kids | Stylette Kids solves the problem of parents wasting time and money on clothes that kids grow too fast to enjoy. They provide an accessible platform with high quality clothing for rent. Instead of parents having to spend money on a ski outfit or special occasion dress that their child will only wear once, they offer the solution of renting it. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Keyo | Keyo is building the first consent-based, privacy-focused, global identity network. With a contactless palm scan, users can make payments, unlock doors, redeem tickets, clock in and out, and identify themselves.Keyo uses near-infrared light and the hemoglobin in blood to map the internal vein structure of your palm, registering approximately 5million distinct points of reference.The sensor then converts those reference points into a unique, encrypted key, and deletes the raw biometric data. This key is virtually unbreakable and cannot be used to reverse engineer biometric data or create a physical model to fool security systems. | $7M | Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Plum CoOwnership | Plum CoOwnership is the simplest way for people to buy and own vacation homes together. | $175K | Grant | Oct 31, 2022 |  |
| Revolution RE | Revolution RE connects all of an operator’s systems for a comprehensive strategy that ingests all available data. | $3M | Seed | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Wibond | Wibond is a white-label fintech platform, ready to operate, that enables any company to offer financial services like payments, wallets, and loans. It adapts to each client’s needs to optimize cash flow and generate additional revenue. Wibond was founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre. In 2013 they created a platformwhere users accessed a network of more than 2,500 gyms and sports centers located in 30 cities in Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Then Classpass, the US Unicorn, acquired Clickypass. | $6M | Seed | Jan 14, 2022 |  |
| Cheeze | A minting studio for photographers. |  | Seed | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Cheeze | A minting studio for photographers. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Thatch | Thatch is building a home for travel creatives by giving them a space to create and share experiences based content, build a brand, and monetize their knowledge and expertise. | $3M | Seed | Aug 30, 2021 |  |
| Levels | Levels develops a health and wellness platform designed to monitor metabolic fitness. The platform tracks blood glucose in real-time, enabling users to optimize their diet and exercise. The company was founded in 2019 and is a remote-first company. | $12M | Seed | Nov 17, 2020 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Olive Tree Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olive-tree-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [RAA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Supernode Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supernode-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wave Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wave-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Marc Randolph invest in?

Marc Randolph invests primarily in Software, Apps and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Marc Randolph's check size?

Marc Randolph typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$12M at Seed and $250k–$1.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Marc Randolph participates in.

### When did Marc Randolph last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marc Randolph closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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