# Mark Joseph

> Mark Joseph is a seed investor at Early Light Ventures (Bethesda) backing Logistics and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Early Light Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/early-light-capital)
- Location: Bethesda, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-joseph-5a2182a8/

Mark Joseph is an experienced chief executive – leading and building Yellow Transportation (Baltimore) for 13 years, including its sale to a subsidiary of Veolia. Under his leadership, Veolia transportation grew $50M to $800M in revenue. Mark later became the CEO of Transdev North America (and then Chief Development Officer) with responsibility for20,000 employees and $1.5B in revenue. Mark now advises companies through his consulting firm Mobitas advisors and makes investments as an angel both in early and mid-stage growth stages.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.7M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 3 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Transportation | 2 | 33% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 83% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Israel | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIMO | [DIMO] connects the physical and digital world to produce useful work. | $9M | Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Onward | Onward develops a digital freight marketplace that connects retailers who struggle to ship heavy goods with underutilized trucks already on the road. | $4.7M | Seed | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Keel | Keel is an immigration tech platform that allows people to migrate and settle in the country of their choice in the easiest and straightforward way. |  | Seed | Oct 15, 2021 |  |
| Swft | Swft operates as an electric mobility startup. | $10M | Seed | Oct 13, 2021 |  |
| Zypp Electric | Zypp Electric is an EV delivery app that operates in the last-mile space. Zypp is working to convert all deliveries for e-commerce, grocery, medicine, and food verticals to go electric with an e-scooter sharing app. Making last-mile delivery more affordable, time-saving, and with zero emission. Zypp, through its continuous efforts to invest andstrategize toward the mission of zero-emission, has become the first EV logistics player to turn into an EBITDA-positive business. | $7M | Series A | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| Axilion Smart Mobility | Axilion Smart Mobility is an AI software company.The company is reimagining what is possible for mobility through its AI-based Digital Twin platform that merges the physical and virtual worlds, to create less congested, citizen-friendly streets. Axilion’s technology has been built from the ground-up alongside Microsoft and generates real-timetraffic insights and strategic traffic plans to help cities overcome chronic congestion and pollution, improve safety, and enhance urban livelihood. With COVID-19 forcing transportation patterns to change, Axilion’s Mobility Digital Twin and AI technology empowers cities to be agile and quickly adapt their transport networks in real-time, based on the new and ever-evolving needs. | $6M | Seed | Oct 28, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anthill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthill-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dholakia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dholakia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dholakia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dholakiya-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IAN Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-fund-ba3d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Early Light Ventures

VC Fund · Baltimore, United States

We are not unicorn hunters and we don't care if your market size is $1 Billion, or $1 Trillion. However, we are very disciplined seed-stage investors that have been in your shoes as founders, and will move very fast for the right companies. If we invest, we'll add as much value as possible and be there with you every step of the way.We only invest in B2B software companies and have a special affinity for companies in the mid-atlantic region. Here are the main quantifiable metrics we're looking for:• Valuations ranging from $3 million to $12 million • $400,000 ARR - $3 million ARR (annual run rate) • Previously raised less than ~$2 million • Net burn rate less than $100,000 a month • Growing at least 80% year-over-year • Gross churn rates under 4% per year and positive net churn • Aiming for $50 million - $150 million exits

5 contacts available at Early Light Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cal Simmons | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cal-simmons |
| Greg Cangialosi | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-cangialosi |
| Mark Joseph | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-joseph-3 |
| Mike Leffer | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-leffer |
| Sam Diener | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-diener |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Joseph invest in?

Mark Joseph invests primarily in Logistics, Software and Transportation startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Mark Joseph's check size?

Mark Joseph typically joins rounds of $4.7M–$10M at 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 Joseph participates in.

### When did Mark Joseph last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Joseph closed in Feb 2022. 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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