Mark Lefanowicz
Managing Director @ Fenway Summer Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Mark Lefanowicz is a pre-seed investor at Fenway Summer Ventures in San Francisco focused on EdTech and FinTech. Mark joins Fenway Summer Ventures from Springleaf Financial, where he served as Senior Vice President responsible for Internet lending, call center operations, and new business initiatives. Mark is also currently the CEO of Ethos Lending. Previously, Mark served as CFO of Provident Funding Associates, currently the largest wholesale mortgagelender in the United States. In this capacity, he was responsible for the company’s treasury, finance, accounting, and administrative functions.From 2004 to 2008, Mark served as CEO/President of E-LOAN, a publicly traded Internet mortgage, home equity, and auto lender. As CEO, he led the company’s sale to Banco Popular, resulting in an 89% per share price appreciation from the time Mark joined E-LOAN to its sale.Earlier in his career, Mark served in numerous executive positions at Bay View Capital and as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand, which later merged with Price Waterhouse to form PWC. He has served on the Board of Directors for several consumer financial institutions, including Credit Karma. Mark has also been an active angel investor in consumer finance and fintech companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Wyoming. Mark resides in Lafayette, CA with his wife Kathy and his three daughters.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Mark Lefanowicz invests in
Stages Mark Lefanowicz invests in
Countries Mark Lefanowicz invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- EdTech 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- InsurTech 1 (50%)
- Insurance 1 (50%)
- Financial Services 1 (50%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kiddo - Insurtech
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Kiddo is building the education continuity layer for Latin America, an embedded insurtech platform that helps parents guarantee their children’s education if a financial crisis hits the family, such as death, disability, or income loss. | $170K / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2026 | |
Fenway Summer Ventures
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FSV provides insights and capital to entrepreneurs re-inventing the multi-trillion dollar financial services industry and building innovative companies, strong brands, and world-class teams. FSV primarily makes early stage investments but will also consider promising growth stage investments. | $2.9M / Series A / Apr 17, 2014 |
Co-Investors
Camp One Ventures
1 deal together
Parallel18
1 deal together
Pivot Investment Partners
1 deal together
Pygma
1 deal together
About Fenway Summer Ventures
FSV provides insights and capital to entrepreneurs re-inventing the multi-trillion dollar financial services industry and building innovative companies, strong brands, and world-class teams. FSV primarily makes early stage investments but will also consider promising growth stage investments.
Fenway Summer Ventures Contacts
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Christopher Trepel
Operating Partner
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Javier Saade
Venture Partner
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Mark Lefanowicz
Managing Director
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Miles Reidy
Investor Fenway Summer
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Miles Reidy
Investor Fenway Summer
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FAQ
What does Mark Lefanowicz invest in?
Mark Lefanowicz invests primarily in EdTech, FinTech and InsurTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Mark Lefanowicz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mark Lefanowicz closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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