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Mark Lockareff
Chief Executive Officer at
GridGain Systems, Inc.
Profile
Mark Lockareff is the founder of Game Change Ventures.
Currently, Mr. Lockareff is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at GridGain Systems, Inc. starting in 2025.
Mr. Lockareff is also a Venture Partner & Investment Committee Member at Black River Ventures Ltd. since 2014.
Additionally, Mr. Lockareff is Chief Strategy Officer at Totango, Inc. since 2020.
Formerly, Mr. Lockareff was Chief Executive Officer at Apptera, Inc., Agiliance, Inc., and Paraccel, Inc. Mr. Lockareff served as Director-Business Development at Echelon Corp.
and Director at Softricity, Inc. Mr. Lockareff was Principal at International Business Machines Corp.
From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Lockareff was Member-Advisory Board at Nexenta By DDN, Inc. (California).
Mr. Lockareff was Vice President-Corporate Development at Excite@Home Corp.
and Vice President & General Manager at Classifieds2000, Inc. Mr. Lockareff worked as Investment Banker at Salomon Brothers and was Venture Partner at Meritech Sub-Management Corp.
Mr. Lockareff completed undergraduate studies at Stanford University and earned an MBA from The University of Chicago.
Mark Lockareff active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Black River Ventures Ltd.
 Black River Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Black River Ventures seeks investment opportunities located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of financial services, data analytics, AI, software services and IoT. The firm provides financing for growth and late stage capital requirements with an investment sizes ranging from USD 3 to 20 million. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2014 |
Totango, Inc.
 Totango, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops customer management software | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/07/2020 |
GridGain Systems, Inc.
 GridGain Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops in-memory computing and open source applications | Chief Executive Officer | 22/01/2025 |
Former positions of Mark Lockareff
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Nexenta By DDN, Inc. (California)
 Nexenta By DDN, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides data storage infrastructure software services | Chief Executive Officer | 28/08/2013 |
Agiliance, Inc.
 Agiliance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides security risk and compliance management solutions | Chief Executive Officer | 07/01/2010 |
Meritech Capital Partners
 Meritech Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Meritech Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing for later stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/2007 |
Salomon Brothers
 Salomon Brothers Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A Wall Street invesment bank. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Meritech Capital Partners
Meritech Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Meritech Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing for later stage capital requirements. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Mark Lockareff
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Positions held
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Private companies
Connections
27
1st degree connections
17
1st degree companies
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Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 17 |
|---|---|
International Business Machines Corp.
 International Business Machines Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software, IT consulting, cloud and infrastructure services | Technology Services |
Echelon Corp.
 Echelon Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops, markets and sells energy control networking solutions | Electronic Technology |
Apptera, Inc.
 Apptera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides technology for mobile advertising, search and commerce | Technology Services |
Agiliance, Inc.
Agiliance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides security risk and compliance management solutions | Commercial Services |
Nexenta By DDN, Inc. (California)
Nexenta By DDN, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides data storage infrastructure software services | Technology Services |
GridGain Systems, Inc.
GridGain Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops in-memory computing and open source applications | Technology Services |
Stanford University
 Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Excite@Home Corp.
 Excite@Home Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides voice, data, and video telecommunication services | Communications |
Classifieds2000, Inc.
 Classifieds2000, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides classified advertising and distribution on the Internet | Commercial Services |
Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A Wall Street invesment bank. | Finance |
Softricity, Inc.
 Softricity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides virtualization software solutions and services | Technology Services |
The University of Chicago
 The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Meritech Capital Partners
Meritech Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Meritech Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing for later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Paraccel, Inc.
 Paraccel, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops analytical database | Technology Services |
Game Change Ventures | |
Black River Ventures Ltd.
Black River Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Black River Ventures seeks investment opportunities located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of financial services, data analytics, AI, software services and IoT. The firm provides financing for growth and late stage capital requirements with an investment sizes ranging from USD 3 to 20 million. | Finance |
Totango, Inc.
Totango, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops customer management software | Technology Services |
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