Mark Gorenberg

Who is Mark Gorenberg?

Mark P. Gorenberg is an American venture capitalist, currently managing director of San Francisco-based Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He is an active political fundraiser for Democratic Party candidates.

Gorenberg received a B.S. from MIT, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. in engineering management from Stanford University. He was a member of the original SPARCstation 1 team at Sun Microsystems.

Gorenberg joined Hummer Winblad, a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in software companies, soon after its 1989 founding by John Hummer and Ann Winblad. His successful startups include Omniture, AdForce, NetDynamics and Scopus Technologies. In addition to this list, Mark has continued to be an active investor in the startup and tech space, with recent investments in companies like Domo and Pixlee.

A member of the MIT Board of Trustees, Gorenberg has made major gifts to MIT. He also serves on several other charitable boards, including the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and The Environment. Gorenberg is a member of the FCC's Technology Advisory Council.