# Mark Chess

> Mark Chess is a Series B investor at FinTLV Ventures backing InsurTech and Insurance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FinTLV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fintlv-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-chess/28/5b1/921

Mark Chess is a managing partner of FinTLV and former managing director at Infinity Equity where he was an integral member of the team since 2001. During his tenure he has played an active role in establishing multiple Infinity funds, particularly Infinity FBR II Ventures and Infinity-CSVC (Infinity’s first fund in China). In addition he managedthe 13 company portfolio of Infinity-NSF. Some of Mark’s notable investments include Futuragene (acquired by Suzano Papel e Celulose), Native Networks (acquired by Alcatel) and Identify Software (acquired by BMC). Mr. Chess recently led Infinity’s investment in Kaiima, a next-generation seed and breeding-technology company. Mark is currently leading Infinity’s activities at Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: INXB). Mr. Chess has served as a director or observer on the boards of Futuragene, Mad Mimi, Technoplus, MangoDSP, NextNine and Cosmocom.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 2 | 67% |
| Insurance | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akur8 | Akur8 is a developer of an AI-driven insurance pricing and reserving platform designed to provide AI-powered pricing automation and optimization for insurance carriers. The company's platform integrates with leading-edge algorithms dedicated to insurance pricing. The platform leverages machine learning to automate and optimize insurancepricing, providing significant advantages in the insurance market. | $25.6M |  | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Akur8 | Akur8 is a developer of an AI-driven insurance pricing and reserving platform designed to provide AI-powered pricing automation and optimization for insurance carriers. The company's platform integrates with leading-edge algorithms dedicated to insurance pricing. The platform leverages machine learning to automate and optimize insurancepricing, providing significant advantages in the insurance market. | $25.4M | Series B | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Corvus Insurance | At Corvus, we build Smart Commercial Insurance Products: policies built on data-driven underwriting. The company delivers insights to broker partners, helping to make them smarter about the complex risks their clients face. And Corvus informs the insurance buyer, helping them to be smarter about practices to mitigate risk and prevent loss. | $15M | Series C | May 26, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BlackFin Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackfin-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Guidewire Software](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guidewire-software) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aquiline Technology Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aquiline-technology-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FinTLV Ventures

VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Israel

FinTLV is a global venture capital fund focused primarily on insurtech and Fintech. We back some of the most promising companies in these domains in the US, Europe and Israel and invest across all stages. We help our portfolio with our rich experience in the insurance field and with our global network of tens of insurance and reinsurance companies.

5 contacts available at FinTLV Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gil Arazi | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-arazi |
| Gilbert Ohana | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilbert-ohana |
| Mark B. Segall | General Partner / Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-b-segall-9561 |
| Mark Chess | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-chess |
| Orna Carni | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orna-carni |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Chess invest in?

Mark Chess invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mark Chess last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Chess closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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