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Mark Phillips

Founder & Managing Partner, 11 Tribes Ventures. On 1 show, 19 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Mark Phillips leads 11 Tribes Ventures, a Midwest-based early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on capital-efficient startups and founder mental resilience. He is also recognized as a recurring investor on the podcast The Pitch, where he evaluates early-stage founders.

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19appearances
7statements
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Everything Mark Phillips said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

THE PITCH Disclosure
Phillips: 11 Tribes underwrites deals to a 10x return multiple
“Well, it's just, we underwrite to 10.”
Mark Phillips Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 28:28 Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup?
THE PITCH Prediction Not checkable as stated
Phillips: Handle will grow with or without outside capital infusion
“I mean, the business strikes me as one that capital infusion is great, but it will, you've got something here, right? And it will grow with or without that capital infusion, and I think the hyperlocal nature of it, and not growing too fast, Is actually what's …”
Mark Phillips Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 40:15 #126 Handle: The Uncut Pitch
THE PITCH Disclosure
Mark Phillips Offers $300K Investment in Natrion's Note Extension
“I would like to invest in this round, and we'd be looking to write a 300,000 dollar check.”
Mark Phillips Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:55 #112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech
THE PITCH Disclosure
Phillips: Firm targets lead positions with roughly $1M check size
“Where we are today from a fund perspective is we're really trying to take lead positions. And if we were to come in and the check size we're writing right now is probably about a million bucks into an opportunity like this.”
Mark Phillips Apr 23, 2025 ▶ 31:17 This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?
THE PITCH Disclosure
Phillips: Passing on Natrion Due to OEM Safety Testing Risks
“I think from an investor perspective that creates a bit too much risk for us to want to participate in the seed round. So I think this is going to be an opportunity we'll have to pass on at this point because we're just not able to take the risk where it isn't…”
Mark Phillips Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 22:33 #112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech
THE PITCH Disclosure
Phillips: 11 Tribes passes on Folio over valuation and enterprise traction
“I think two things that really make this problem not a fit for 11 Tribes, the round dynamics are challenging. I think being able to put a check in at that valuation that allows us to hit our ownership targets is going to be challenging, but excited to see and …”
Mark Phillips Mar 12, 2025 ▶ 23:43 The $1.2 Billion EdTech Opportunity Nobody Saw
THE PITCH Disclosure
Phillips: 11 Tribes passes on hardware companies due to lack of specialty
“I think it boils down to hardware is not an area that we feel like we have a specialty, and it's a challenging thing for us to step in and support hardware business.”
Mark Phillips Mar 5, 2025 ▶ 29:56 Bike Theft is a $1B Crisis—Watch This Founder’s $1.5M VC Pitch

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Statements about Mark Phillips, by other people (7)

THE PITCH Assertion Not checkable as stated
Muccio: Mark Phillips passes on Science on Call after diligence
“So their team dug into the data room, and one week later, Mark told Louisa he would not be investing either, for a concrete reason.”
Josh Muccio Apr 23, 2025 ▶ 31:42 This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?
THE PITCH Assertion Partly supported
Gemist secures a record-breaking $650,000 syndicate investment on The Pitch
“So we got 300,000 from Neil. That's 250 K from Mark puts you at 550,000. You've got a 100,000 coming from the pitch fund. That puts you at 650,000 dollars, which is I think the biggest investment we've ever had on the show.”
Josh Muccio Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 29:50 #115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
THE PITCH Disclosure
Jillian Manus Commits $100K to Natrion Alongside Mark Phillips
“I'm gonna take a hundred of your 300.”
Jillian Manus Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 15:00 #112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech
THE PITCH Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rosenband: Science On Call will reach $4M to $5.2M ARR in 2025
“We'll close out the year between four and five million ARR. I'm actually optimistic we'll be between 4.7 and 5.2, provided we make the right expenditures.”
Andy Rosenband Apr 23, 2025 ▶ 30:01 This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?
THE PITCH Disclosure
Gemist generates approximately $50,000 in monthly recurring revenue
“Yeah, so MRR is about 50 K a month just because we haven't, the brands are going live now, right? So I'm dealing with mainly implementation fees and some licensing. Transaction fees haven't hit yet.”
Madeline Fraser Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 15:21 #115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
THE PITCH Assertion Not checkable as stated
Josh Muccio: Mark Phillips invested $5,000 personally into The Pitch
“Just last week, he followed through and invested a 5000 dollar personal check in our media company.”
Josh Muccio Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 44:28 #101 Josh Pitches The Pitch
THE PITCH Assertion Supported
Muccio: Fraser secured $150K in commitments from Phillips and Bloom
“Madeline walked out of the pitch room with a 150,000 in commitments from Mark and Neil.”
Josh Muccio Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 23:27 "Jewelry Industry Digital Transformation Needed: Can Shopify Jewelry Save the Day?"

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Mark's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

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THE PITCHLEDGER Founder & Managing Partner, 11 Tribes Ventures 19 7 full record on the Pitch →
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