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Mark Hurley is an entrepreneur, director, and investor who was a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2017.
In 2014, he founded Little Giant, a product and innovation agency that partners with some of New Zealand's leading technology startups. In 2017, Dentsu Aegis Network acquired Little Giant. Dentsu Aegis Network is one of the world's largest communication companies, employing 35,000 people across 145 countries.
In 2019, he co-founded Jasper, a next-generation commercial real estate firm that combines institutional quality strategies and analysis with cutting-edge technology. As of January 2023, Jasper has $340m of assets under management and works with some of the biggest names in real estate, including Blackstone.
In 2023, he co-founded Caruso, a B2B SaaS company that provides modern cloud software for fund managers. Caruso allows fund managers to manage all their fund operations effortlessly in one place - onboard investors, manage compliance, raise capital, issue distributions, and everything in between. Since its launch, Caruso has experienced rapid growth, now managing over $15 billion in assets across more than 400 funds and 27,000 investors.
Mark is an active angel investor with a portfolio of leading technology startups including Tracksuit, Sharesies, First AML, Whiparound, Joyous and Narrative.
Investment stage - Seed
Caruso is a B2B SAAS company helping fund managers break free from expensive, clunky, legacy systems and empowering them with modern software to help them thrive.
**https://www.gotracksuit.com/**
Investment stage - Series A
Tracksuit is a radically affordable, always-on brand tracking dashboard to measure and communicate the value of your brand-building activities.