# Mark Dobbin

> Mark Dobbin is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab backing Information Services. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab)
- Location: St. John's, Canada
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-dobbin-754367b/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MarkDobbin

Mark Dobbin is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab in St. John's focused on Information Services and Information Technology. Mark Dobbin is the founder and President of Killick Capital. He previously worked at Verafin as a Director. Mark Dobbin attended Dalhousie University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$13M |
| Pre-Seed | $213k–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Services | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Energy | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sparrow BioAcoustics | Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data. | $13M | Seed | Sep 20, 2024 |  |
| Frenter | Frenter is an all-in-one platform providing a comprehensive technical infrastructure for the rental industry. With Frenter, rental businesses have access to a suite of tools that allow them to make data-driven decisions, reduce risk, and have real-time insights into their business. Companies can use Frenter to monitor their equipment in real timein even the most remote areas, using cellular and satellite GPS, and receive real-time data on equipment usage and health. | $350K | Pre-Seed | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Frenter | Frenter is an all-in-one platform providing a comprehensive technical infrastructure for the rental industry. With Frenter, rental businesses have access to a suite of tools that allow them to make data-driven decisions, reduce risk, and have real-time insights into their business. Companies can use Frenter to monitor their equipment in real timein even the most remote areas, using cellular and satellite GPS, and receive real-time data on equipment usage and health. | $213.5K | Pre-Seed | Dec 07, 2021 |  |
| Harbr | Every external contractor brings their own software and process. Let Harbr reconcile your entire portfolio's data in one central place to bring analytics and insights like never before. | $1.8M | Seed | Mar 14, 2018 |  |
| Harbr | Every external contractor brings their own software and process. Let Harbr reconcile your entire portfolio's data in one central place to bring analytics and insights like never before. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 14, 2018 |  |
| radient360 | Radient360 Solutions is an energy sector technology company offering operational solutions including: in-field inspection, maintenance & auditing services; process safety; knowledge management; and logistics. Their mission: value-driven solutions that provide real-time execution in the field and real-time metrics in the office. | $3.3M | Seed | Nov 21, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Connetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Build Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/build-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CFFI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cffi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dispatch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dispatch-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Creative Destruction Lab

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a no-fee/no-equity organization that delivers an objectives-based mentoring program for massively scalable, pre-seed stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 byProfessor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to thirteen sites across seven countries: Seattle, Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Estonia, Wisconsin, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Berlin, Melbourne and Halifax.

5 contacts available at Creative Destruction Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Mulet Lind | Associate Director, Quantum Machine Learning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-mulet-lind |
| Dennis Kavelman | Founding Partner and Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-kavelman |
| Frederic Bastien | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-bastien |
| Mark Dobbin | Founding Partner and Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-dobbin |
| Nils Herrmann | Stream Lead AgriFood | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nils-arne-herrmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Dobbin invest in?

Mark Dobbin invests primarily in Information Services, Information Technology and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mark Dobbin's check size?

Mark Dobbin typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$13M at Seed and $213k–$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 Mark Dobbin participates in.

### When did Mark Dobbin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Dobbin closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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