Mario Bates is a Venture Partner at Standard Bank Group, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Climate, Consumer, FinTech and Real Estate, and focus areas Automotive, Banking, Battery and Clean Energy. Startups operating in these areas may find Mario Bates relevant.
Standard Bank Group appears in Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Mario Bates matches their raise.
Colleagues at Standard Bank Group
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Nimalan Reddy
Venture Capital
Johannesburg, South Africa
Josué jenovic Tshitoko
Investor
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sacheen Kala
Head
Johannesburg, South Africa
Elya Stepanova
Venture Capital Investor
United States
Jeremy Johal
Head of Venture Capital
Sacramento, United States
Jon Masango
Venture Capitalist
San Francisco, United States
Viveshnee Naidoo
Lead, New Ventures
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nadezhda Sheina
Joint Venture Partnerships
United States
Arinochka Osipova
Head of Venture Capital
United States
Lyudmila Ivanova
Head of Venture Capital
San Francisco, United States
Phelokazi Bhebhe
Investor
Johannesburg, South Africa
Brian East
Venture Partner
United States
Nastya Zhuravleva
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
James Davies
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Kenny Dawgg
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Michael Beardsley
Venture Partner
United States
Elena Aleksandrova
Head of Venture Capital
United States
Lizelle van der Merwe
CIB Digital: Co-founder and Product Manager of PowerPulse
Johannesburg, South Africa
Jim Caste
Venture Partner
United States
Ryan Heredia
Venture Capital Investor
United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mario Bates?
Mario Bates is a corporate venture investor and venture debt investor based in San Francisco, California, United States, listed as Venture Partner at Standard Bank Group. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Mario Bates personally.
What does Mario Bates invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Consumer, FinTech and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Automotive, Banking, Battery and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Mario Bates invest at?
Standard Bank Group appears in Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Mario Bates is listed there as Venture Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Mario Bates listed at?
Mario Bates is listed as Venture Partner at Standard Bank Group. 25 other people in the database share a firm with Mario Bates.
How do I contact Mario Bates?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Mario Bates. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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