# Suren Markosian

> Suren Markosian is a seed investor at Epic (San Francisco) backing Software and iOS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Epic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/surenmarkosian
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/suren_markosian
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/suren

Suren Markosian is a seed investor at Epic in San Francisco focused on Software and iOS. Suren is the CEO and co-founder of Epic!, the first all-you-can-read e-book service built specifically for school-aged readers. He is a successful, serial entrepreneur and founder of several consumer tech startups, including CrowdStar, which rose to become one of the largest social gaming companies with over 200M users, second only to Zynga.Having created and successfully scaled large entertainment and e-commerce businesses to serve hundreds of millions of customers, Markosian is an expert in product design, gamification, technology, scalability, consumer growth and marketing.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| iOS | 1 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Armenia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pilotworks | Pilotworks fuels the growth of independent food companies with flexible kitchen spaces, powerful services, learning programs and a thriving community so that companies of every size—from new startups to national companies—can access new opportunities without limits. | $2.1M | Seed | Apr 08, 2016 |  |
| ggGeorgia | gg is your ultimate way of getting reliable ride in Georgia and Armenia. It connects more than 1200 drivers to thousands of passengers, providing them with reliable and quality transportation services. | $200K | Seed | Jun 17, 2015 |  |
| AppLovin | AppLovin’s leading marketing software provides mobile app developers a powerful, integrated set of solutions to grow their businesses. AppLovin’s technology platform enables developers to market, monetize, analyze and publish their apps. The company’s first-party content includes over 200+ popular, engaging apps and its technology brings thatcontent to millions of users around the world. AppLovin is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with several offices globally. | $4M | Seed | Jul 31, 2014 |  |
| Wonder Workshop | Wonder Workshop is teaching children to code by integrating cutting-edge hardware and software experiences. Their first products are beautifully-designed robots, Dash & Dot, that children can program using mobile devices. They are a multidisciplinary team of software and hardware designers, engineers, educators, and business leaders focusedon developing mobile applications for Dash & Dot Our founders come from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Frog Design and blend their backgrounds to create cohesive multi-platform experiences. Educating children takes a village, so they have opened their API to the world so anyone can create an app to use with their robots. | $1M | Seed | May 01, 2013 |  |
| Kincast | Kincast is a fun and special way to engage loved ones. Chatting, sharing video, sending video messages and creating video cards on the phone and web gets everyone involved. The goal is to turn every good thought you have of your loved ones into something they can enjoy. | $310K | Seed | Apr 01, 2012 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chang Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chang-com-0014) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heron Rock Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heron-rock-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Third Kind Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-line-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Madrona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maveron](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maveron) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Epic

VC Fund · Redwood City, United States

Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology. Epic is a leading digital media brand for kids that encourages kids to explore their interests and learn in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

5 contacts available at Epic.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Suren Markosian | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suren-markosian |
| Alisa Menell | VP of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alisa-menell |
| Allison Van Houten | CMO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allison-van-houten |
| Bernie Murphy | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernie-murphy |
| Kevin Donahue | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-donahue |

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## FAQ

### What does Suren Markosian invest in?

Suren Markosian invests primarily in Software, iOS and Video startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Suren Markosian's check size?

Suren Markosian typically joins rounds of $200k–$4M 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 Suren Markosian participates in.

### When did Suren Markosian last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Suren Markosian closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 5 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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