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MkII Ventures
MkII Ventures is a venture studio that focuses on organically starting companies with talented individuals. They launched their first project, Prism Skylabs, in 2011 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.
Overview
What MkII Ventures does
What MkII Ventures is
MkII Ventures is a venture studio that focuses on organically starting companies with talented individuals. They launched their first project, Prism Skylabs, in 2011 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Studio
- Founded
- Founded in 2011
- Approximate age
- About 15 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 7, 2026
What Venture studio means
A venture studio is an organization that systematically creates new startups by generating or sourcing ideas, validating them, building early products, recruiting founders or operators, providing shared resources, and retaining meaningful equity in the companies it helps create.
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Capability profile
MkII Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
MkII Ventures focuses on venture capital investments in early-stage technology companies.
Focus narrative
MkII Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies, concentrating on sectors such as software, hardware, and digital media. Their primary focus is on opportunities within North America.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Regions
- North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Capability profile
MkII Ventures as a program host
Focus narrative
MkII Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on sectors such as software, hardware, and digital media.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
- Regions
- North America
Common questions
What to know about MkII Ventures
Upseed classifies MkII Ventures under the Venture Studio organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 7, 2026
Known limits
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