Mark has been a part of the startup scene in Germany since 2001, helping to create and design startup incubators. Mark was also a member of the jury of the biggest business plan competitions and worked a lot with university spin-offs, advising around 200 startups–helping them set up their teams, design winning business models and raise money. In 2012 he created and published www.startupmatch.de, which is an online recruiting platform focused on co-founder matching.