# Mark Lawrence

> Mark Lawrence is a seed investor in Chicago backing Local and Events. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklawrence3
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/igniteadventure
- Website: http://www.spothero.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifestyleignition

Mark Lawrence is a seed investor in Chicago focused on Local and Events. Mark Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of SpotHero.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Events | 1 | 25% |
| Podcast | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bach | Bach solves the myriad pain points behind coordinating group travel, allowing groups to discover, decide, and plan in one place, complete with a marketplace for bookable experiences and critical features including group chat, expense splitting, polling, and itinerary creation. | $8M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 | https://www.thebach.com |
| Quake Media | Quake Media is a subscription podcast company that develops a unique and exclusive content for audiences. Its network leverages its direct relationships with premium talent in politics, religion, sports, and true crime to build a paid subscription podcast network, enabling audiences to be up to date regarding what is happening around them.Thecompany was founded in 2018 and is based in Olympia, Washington. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 03, 2021 | https://quakemedia.com |
| WeDeliver | WeDeliver connects businesses to their customers by providing same-day delivery of goods, real-time tracking and customer feedback. Using a fleet of curated, on-demand drivers powered by algorithmic dispatching, the company ensures the quickest delivery of any product from any business to any customer at any time. | $800K | Seed | Jan 15, 2014 | http://wedeliver.us |

3 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caerus Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caerus-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Freestyle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freestyle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jumpstart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jumpstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Lawrence invest in?

Mark Lawrence invests primarily in Local, Events and Podcast startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Mark Lawrence?

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### When did Mark Lawrence last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Lawrence closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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