Mark Kleyner
Co-Founder @ Dream VC Founder, Angel Investor, VC in Africa. Coached 400+ Founders and 100+ Investors. Award Wining Mentor @FIAbout
Angel Investor, Co-Founder and VC in Emerging Markets. Background:
- Actively Mentor 200+ Founders across Founder Institute, Village Capital, FasterCapital, Seedstars & more
- Multi-time (4x) Founder or Co-Founder with experience in West & East Coast US, UK & Sub-Saharan Africa
- Worked with multiple (7x) Venture Capital Firms over the last few years
- Sit on the advisory teams or Board of Directors for 8+ Startups at Pre-Seed, Seed and Late Seed Stages
- Experienced Venture Builder, Coach and Consultant
- Have trained, coached and mentored individuals to successfully land roles in each of: Senior Venture Partner; Venture Partner; Vice President; VC Principal; VC Investment Manager; VC Associate; VC Analyst
What mentees say
Igor
on5 out of 5 stars
Mark is an intelligent, rational, and experienced person. During our mentorship, he gave me constructive feedback and dozens of non-trivial insights about VC, Startups, and Business Development. I recommend choosing him as a mentor for sure!
Oluwole
on5 out of 5 stars
Mark is a world-class mentor, he surely pushed me beyond the barriers that could have held me back. Every session with Mark was explosive, revealing and extremely rewarding. Many of Mark's advice is reflected in the optimizations and improvements of the overall idea. I definitely will continue to work with Mark for the long term.
Programming
on5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed working with Mark. He has really practical feedback and helped me clarify my goals and next steps. If you seek mentoring in business, he is definitely the right person to ask!
Get to know Mark
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ArticleEp 44 // How to Build a Venture Capital Career in Africa
Are you interested in being an angel investor or a funder? In this episode, Akua welcomes Mark Kleyner to talk …
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ArticleInside Dream VC’s plan to build a pipeline for African VC talent
Venture capital is still a novel concept in Africa, making it hard to hire the right talent. Dream VC plans …
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Article75% of funded African startups have no black cofounder. That and more on African venture capital space with Mark Kleyner (Dream VC)
On this episode of Technikari, we were joined by Dream VC cofounder Mark Kleyner. We talked about venture capital, angel …
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Mentorship Plan
$199 / month
Up to 1 call per month
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 24 hours or less
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Flat fee, no hidden costs
7 day free trial! Cancel anytime.
One-off sessions with Mark
One-off sessions are a great option if you’re looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
Introductory Call
If you're looking for a mentor, and you're just not sure about how this all works – this should be for you. In a casual, informal introductory call, a mentor will introduce themselves, show you around the platform, explain how our mentorships work and explain …
Work Review
Not sure about your newest design? Not sure if your code is as good as it can be? Portfolio site looking a bit, meh? In this session, a mentor will sit down with you, and give you some inputs to make your work better, be …
RAPID Investor Presentation (PitchDeck) Review and Fundraising Advice
Come prepared to pitch your startup and work through your fundraising strategy. Come to me ready with a presentation deck. Be aware that I will not hold back on feedback. I have reviewed 1200+ Startup Decks in the last 2 years and I can let …
CV Feedback
Having a good resume on hand when going on the job hunt is crucial, and will make your search a lot easier. Even if you're not looking for a new position right now, having an up-to-date CV that sells your experience to future potential employers …
Study Plan
Looking to learn a new skill? The vast amount of resources on any topic on the internet can feel overwhelming at times. A mentor can give you an overview of worthwhile content, and work with you to create a study plan. For this session, it …
Career Strategy
Sometimes, a strategy is needed to accomplish a future career change, or simply to get further in your current position. Should you go back to school? Look for a new job? Learn a new set of skills by yourself? Become a freelancer? One of our …
Interview Preparation
Some big interviews coming up? In this 1-hour session, a mentor with hiring experience will act as a technical interviewer and ask you some standard hiring questions that you might hear in one of your future interview too, and will evaluate your replies. As a …
Expert Consultation
Whatever doesn't fit the mold: Get a full hour with a mentor to discuss your needs. Be it help with coding something, creating a software architecture, deciding on a strategy for your business or doing some pair work. If your issue truly doesn't fit the …
Angel/Pre-Seed/Seed/Series A Stage Fundraising Preparation
- Review of Team, Review of Deck, Advice on Both - Review of Hires, Review of Current Plans, Advice on Both - Review of Product, Review of UI/UX, Advice on Both - Review of Sales Strategy, Review of GTM, Advice on Both - Review of …
Deal Sourcing and Finding Startups to Invest in
Have been sourcing deals for VCs in the US, UK, Eastern Europe, West Coast, South US and East Coast. Have sourced over 4,000 early-stage startups, and have helped multiple VCs find suitable investments. Have a growing network globally and happy to share tips and tricks …
Investor Presentation (PitchDeck) Review and Fundraising Advice
Come prepared to pitch your startup and work through your fundraising strategy. Come to me ready with a presentation deck. Be aware that I will not hold back on feedback. I have reviewed 1200+ Startup Decks in the last 2 years and I can let …
Create a Growth Control Tower
A Control Tower for Growth is a tool to manage your growth objectives, to track your key performance indicators and to measure your success over a series of sprints or programs. I will help you create a growth control tower, work through populating it and …
Ideate or Launch An Agent Network
Agent Networks or Sales Networks are a great strategy to reach a large audience in multiple emerging markets. I will help you think through why you want to launch an agent network, how to launch an agent network and the steps towards getting started.
Help In Preparing or Writing Investment Memos
I've written dozens of investment memos and have trained Angels, VCs, Fund Managers and Scouts on how to write investment memos for multiple early stage funds, syndicates and angel groups. We'll walk through common structures, sections to know about, how to prepare memos and I'll …
$199 / month