Mark Zaleski
Partner @ BCG Digital Ventures
London, United Kingdom
Mark Zaleski is a seed investor at BCG Digital Ventures in London focused on Software and E-Commerce. Mark is an experienced Internet founder and executive. From 2000 to 2007, Mark was CEO for QXL ricardo, a leader of online consumer trading platforms. QXL was the best performing stock on the London Stock Exchange in 2005 and the LSE’s Main Market in 2004. It was sold for nearly £1 billion in 2007. He was also Chairman and CEO of Dailymotion from2007 to 2009. Under his leadership, the Company became the world’s number one independent video-sharing site with over 60 million unique visitors and 1 billion video views per month.Mark is an angel investor, non-Executive Director of Show My Homework, Dynistics and GoCardless and advisor to Spotahome. He has also invested in several other high-growth internet businesses across Europe such as QXL ricardo plc, Dailymotion, Emesa, Digitech, Shutl, Wave Optics, Chirp and Spotahome.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Mark Zaleski invests in
Stages Mark Zaleski invests in
Countries Mark Zaleski invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $200k–$3.6M
- Angel
- $637k–$828k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
- DSP 1 (11%)
- News 1 (11%)
- Audio 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (44%)
- Angel 3 (33%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- United Kingdom 4 (44%)
- United States 2 (22%)
- France 1 (11%)
- Serbia 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Arteli
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Arteli is a predictive analytics platform using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve store optimization to drive higher revenue and margin. It effortlessly connects executives with actionable insights, propelling their businesses towards transformation. It's not merely data; it's comprehension, informeddecision-making, and, ultimately, the catalyst for achieving revolutionary outcomes. With Arteli's AI Analytics Interface, you're not merely staying in sync with your business; you're forging ahead as its leader. | Seed / Jul 01, 2023 | |
RentCheck
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RentCheck is the essential nationwide provider of transparency and security, enabling landlords and residents alike to achieve serenity. They offer an app that saves money, time and prevents grief by standardizing move-in and move-out inspections and streamlining the security deposit deduction process. RentCheck solutions empower residents toemulate owners in order to maximize the return of their security deposit. | $3.6M / Seed / Aug 09, 2021 | |
Team Satchel
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Creators of market-leading software, Show My Homework, Satchel has developed a powerful range of school software focusing on homework, behavior, classroom management, and teaching resources.Show My Homework has been our brand and our main product since it was launched five years ago. Having seen our company grow to over 70 employees and evolvemultiple products and services, we wanted our brand to encompass everything we offer. Making the change from Show My Homework to Satchel allows us to do this and supports our vision for the future.As a brand, Satchel will provide schools around the globe with exceptional products and a service second-to-none that can be relied upon to help deliver the best learning experience. | $3.1M / Seed / Jan 04, 2017 | |
WaveOptics
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WaveOptics is a designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides for wearable Augmented Reality (AR) devices. The company aims to be the key optical component in wearable augmented reality devices. WaveOptics was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. | $637K / Angel / Feb 27, 2015 | |
Chirp
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Chirp's mission is to simplify connectivity using sound. Our machine-to-machine communications software enables any device with a loudspeaker or microphone to exchange data via inaudible sound waves. Driven by unparalleled research and a world-class engineering team, Chirp enables the interconnection of millions of devices in a seamless,scalable, and cost-effective way to enhance end-user experience and add value to existing hardware. To learn more about Chirp, visit https://chirp.io. | $200K / Seed / Dec 22, 2014 | |
Dailymotion
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Dailymotion is the video platform for discovering the events and ideas that keep the world surprising and diverse on four main topics: news, sports, music, and entertainment, as well as comedy skits, political debates, fashion shows, gaming live-streams and more. Launched in 2005, Dailymotion commands a global audience of 300 millionentertainment-seekers who frequent the site and its dedicated mobile experience to surface the most relevant professional video content based on their unique tastes and interests. In 2017, Dailymotion relaunched its user experience and platform with a focus on premium content from trusted publishers. Global content partners include: Universal Music Group, Condé Nast Entertainment, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Bloomberg Media, Group Nine Media, BBC News, VICE, Genius, Refinery29, Mic, Billboard/The Hollywood Reporter, Cheddar, Fuse Media, and FOX Deportes. Dailymotion’s world-class video player enables publishers to deliver flawless viewing experiences across 30,000+ channels and monetize their video investment on their owned media properties. The platform sees an average of 600,000 uploads per month. Dailymotion is owned by Vivendi, a Paris-based multinational media company. For more information, visit www.dailymotion.com. | $25M / Series C / Oct 23, 2009 | |
Shutl
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Shutl is a technology startup that offers convenient fulfillment services by connecting online retailers with local same-day couriers.The company solves fulfillment for retailers and shoppers by enabling immediate or convenient delivery of online purchases. Its platform creates a marketplace from the capacity of local courier firms and usesretail partners’ local stocks to fulfill purchases. It integrates with all major dispatch software and retailers’ existing technologies.Shutl operates in more than 50 towns across the United Kingdom with a virtual fleet of thousands of couriers who complete 10,000 deliveries every day.Shutl was founded in December 2009 by | $637K / Angel / Oct 01, 2009 | |
Limundo
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e-commerce plaform for Serbia. Limundo is an auction platfom (only). In 2010 Kupindo.com was added to the base, as a fixed price. | $828K / Angel / Jun 01, 2009 | |
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Dailymotion
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Dailymotion is the video platform for discovering the events and ideas that keep the world surprising and diverse on four main topics: news, sports, music, and entertainment, as well as comedy skits, political debates, fashion shows, gaming live-streams and more. Launched in 2005, Dailymotion commands a global audience of 300 millionentertainment-seekers who frequent the site and its dedicated mobile experience to surface the most relevant professional video content based on their unique tastes and interests. In 2017, Dailymotion relaunched its user experience and platform with a focus on premium content from trusted publishers. Global content partners include: Universal Music Group, Condé Nast Entertainment, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Bloomberg Media, Group Nine Media, BBC News, VICE, Genius, Refinery29, Mic, Billboard/The Hollywood Reporter, Cheddar, Fuse Media, and FOX Deportes. Dailymotion’s world-class video player enables publishers to deliver flawless viewing experiences across 30,000+ channels and monetize their video investment on their owned media properties. The platform sees an average of 600,000 uploads per month. Dailymotion is owned by Vivendi, a Paris-based multinational media company. For more information, visit www.dailymotion.com. | $34M / Series B / Aug 31, 2007 |
Co-Investors
About BCG Digital Ventures
Founded in January 2014, BCG Digital Ventures is a first-of-its-kind digital-innovation product development and commercialization firm that works with the world’s leading companies to develop, launch, and grow digital products, platforms, and businesses. The firm, headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, has offices in Berlin, Boston, London,Seattle, San Francisco, and Sydney. Its world-class, multidisciplinary team of innovators and investors possesses a vast range of experience and insight to create disruptive market offerings for BCG’s clients.
BCG Digital Ventures Contacts
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Jon Sugihara
Partner & Director - Product
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Mark Zaleski
Partner
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Stefan Gross-Selbeck
Managing Director and Global Managing Partner
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Ajay Chowdhury
Managing Director and Senior Partner. Regional Chair: Western Europe, South America, Africa
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Amaryllis Liampoti
Partner & Managing Director
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FAQ
What does Mark Zaleski invest in?
Mark Zaleski invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and DSP startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Mark Zaleski's check size?
Mark Zaleski typically joins rounds of $200k–$3.6M at Seed and $637k–$828k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mark Zaleski participates in.
When did Mark Zaleski last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mark Zaleski closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 9 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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