Mark Norman
Managing Partner @ FM Capital
Boston, United States
Mark Norman is a Series A investor at FM Capital in Boston focused on Software and Automotive. Mark D. Norman is based out of Boston, Massachusetts and is the Managing Partner of FM Capital. Mark previously worked at MAX as a Independent Director / Board Member. Mark D. Norman attended the Harvard Business School.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 58%
Last updated:
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Industries Mark Norman invests in
SoftwareAutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Stages Mark Norman invests in
Series ASeries BSeries CSeedSeries D
Countries Mark Norman invests in
United StatesIsrael
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (25%)
- Automotive 3 (25%)
- Autonomous Vehicles 3 (25%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (25%)
- Machine Learning 2 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (33%)
- Series B 2 (17%)
- Series C 2 (17%)
- Seed 1 (8%)
- Series D 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 7 (58%)
- Israel 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Omni Design
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Omni Design Technologies, Inc. is a developer of disruptive, ultra-low power semiconductor embedded circuits (IP Cores) including ultra-low power analog circuits, highly efficient interface circuits and connected sensors. Our patented and proprietary technology enables solutions that are dramatically lower power and superior performance,architected from the ground up to take advantage of deep sub-micron CMOS processes. Omni Design's mission is to provide a wide range of ultra low power high performance embedded circuits configured to enable highly differentiated semiconductor systems and plug-and-play SoC development. Our IP offerings are targeted for SoC addressing a wide range of application areas including IoT, test and measurement, high speed interfaces, communications, medical imaging, and sensor hubs. | $35M / Series A / Sep 17, 2025 | |
Outrider
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Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency. The only company exclusively focused on automating all aspects of yard operations, Outrider eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption ofsustainable freight transportation by deploying zero-emission systems. Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai | $62M / Series D / Oct 24, 2024 | |
Viaduct
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Viaduct is a cloud platform derives actionable insights from connected vehicle data to power applications.such as predictive maintenance, driver identification, and driver safety scores. Deployed in the vehicle, Viaduct’s machine learning solutions intelligently compress and enhance vehicle data to allow the richest data to be transmitted to thecloud in the fewest bytes. | $10M / Series B / Jun 04, 2024 | |
Element Energy
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Element Energy, a startup with technology that significantly improves the performance, lifetime, reliability and cost of large battery packs used in a wide range of applications including stationary and renewable energy storage and hybrid and electric vehicles. | $73M / Series B / Nov 14, 2023 | |
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Outrider
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Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency. The only company exclusively focused on automating all aspects of yard operations, Outrider eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption ofsustainable freight transportation by deploying zero-emission systems. Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai | $73M / Series C / Jan 18, 2023 | |
Gatik
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Gatik is a startup developing technology for autonomous light & medium duty trucks for B2B short-haul logistics. It specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, automotive, and logistics. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. | $25M / Series A / Nov 23, 2020 | |
Lunewave
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Disruptive Antenna and Sensor Technology for 5G and Autonomous Driving | $7M / Series A / Nov 23, 2020 | |
Tekion
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Tekion is the first and fastest cloud-native platform for automotive retail. Powered by Tekion AI, its platform leverages intelligent automation, real-time insights, and advanced decision support to enhance employee and customer experiences across the dealership ecosystem. Positively disrupting auto retail for the first time in over 50 years,Tekion has challenged the paradigm with its revolutionary platform: Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and large automotive enterprises, and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, big data and AI, Tekion unifies OEMs, dealers, and consumers—streamlining operations and enabling the most modern and efficient automotive retail experiences ever. | $150M / Series C / Oct 21, 2020 | |
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Tekion
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Tekion is the first and fastest cloud-native platform for automotive retail. Powered by Tekion AI, its platform leverages intelligent automation, real-time insights, and advanced decision support to enhance employee and customer experiences across the dealership ecosystem. Positively disrupting auto retail for the first time in over 50 years,Tekion has challenged the paradigm with its revolutionary platform: Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and large automotive enterprises, and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, big data and AI, Tekion unifies OEMs, dealers, and consumers—streamlining operations and enabling the most modern and efficient automotive retail experiences ever. | $150M / Series C / Oct 21, 2020 | |
GuardKnox
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GuardKnox is a technology and engineering company specializing in E/E products and solutions for the automotive market. GuardKnox is the automotive industry’s first Cybertech Tier supplier empowering OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and the aftermarket to deliver the next generation of software-defined and service-oriented vehicles. GuardKnox’sflexible and scalable solutions enable added connectivity, Zonal E/E Architecture, hosted applications, high-speed routing (including network recovery and service discovery functionalities), vehicle personalization, and security.The company’s pioneering approach to automotive innovation is inspired by technology from the aviation industry, providing GuardKnox with the experience needed to develop secure, high-performance computing solutions using a patented Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).Founded in 2016, GuardKnox is based in Israel, with subsidiary locations in Stuttgart, Germany, and Detroit, Michigan. | $21M / Series A / Jun 04, 2019 | |
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Co-Investors
About FM Capital
FM Capital pursues early and growth-stage companies with disruptive technologies that transform the auto-mobility business.
FM Capital Contacts
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Chase Fraser
Managing Partner
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Mark Norman
Managing Partner
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Bill Cariss
General Partner
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Charlie Hardwick
Managing Director
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Gordon Taylor
Senior Associate
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FAQ
What does Mark Norman invest in?
Mark Norman invests primarily in Software, Automotive and Autonomous Vehicles startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 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 Norman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mark Norman closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 12 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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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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