# Mark Hsu

> Mark Hsu is a seed investor at GD1 (Global From Day One) backing Education and Consulting. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2009
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhsu
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/markhsu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markhsu

Mark Hsu is a seed investor at GD1 (Global From Day One) focused on Education and Consulting. Mark Hsu is the Founder & Director of 11th Fleet. He previously worked at TMI Holding Corp. as a Venture Partner. Mark Hsu attended Stanford University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TopAdmit Holdings Pte Ltd | TopAdmit, an established online educational services business, will address opportunities among increasingly tech-savvy university applicants worldwide, replacing traditional bricks & mortar/mom & pop providers, while utilizing an agile and localized approach to recognize the differing pace of adoption among distinct geographicalmarkets. As a newly-independent business, the company's focus over the next year is to build a team that can execute innovative strategies and take the enterprise to new heights.Founded in 2009, TopAdmit Holdings Pte. Ltd. (www.TopAdmit.com) provides college and graduate school applicants with low-cost but high-quality editing and critiquing services for admissions essays and resumes/CVs. The company retains a longstanding online presence, predictable baseline demand, and a steadily growing and highly monetizable user base.After starting out as a unit of WritePath PTE (www.writepath.co), TopAdmit has been spun off to existing shareholders in order to maximize shareholder value. Following its registration as an independent company in May 2016, the firm has a unique opportunity to revitalize its own operations and strategy, maintaining a laser focus on providing the best possible solution for students who seek to study outside of their home countries. | $80K | Seed | Oct 01, 2009 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About GD1 (Global From Day One)

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

GD1 (Global From Day One) is a generalist venture capital fund supporting globally ambitious kiwi companies with capital, operating expertise, and international connections.

4 contacts available at GD1 (Global From Day One).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Hsu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-hsu |
| Chintaka Ranatunga | Managing Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chintaka-ranatunga |
| John Kells | Co-Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-kells-9f2d |
| Vignesh Kumar | Co-Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vignesh-kumar-178b |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Hsu invest in?

Mark Hsu invests primarily in Education, Consulting and Higher Education startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mark Hsu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Hsu closed in Oct 2009. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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