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Markus Specks

Markus Specks

Co-Founder & CEO, Aventurine Partner, director at Emerald AI.

Director
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 3, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Markus Specks

Markus Specks is a co-founder & CEO, aventurine partner, director at Emerald AI.

Markus Specks first appears on SEC filings in 2024.

Experience

This experience comes from Markus Specks's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Markus Specks in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Emerald AI, Inc. Current
Co-Founder & CEO, Aventurine Partner, director
Founding Board Member (2024 – Present)
2024 – Present · Washington, DC
Software that helps AI data centers adjust their electricity use to grid conditions.
Aventurine Partners Current
Co-Founder & CEO
2021 – Present
Värde Partners
Managing Director
2008 – 2020
Lazard
Analyst
2006 – 2008

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Markus Specks works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Emerald AI, Inc. · Form D, Aug 3, 2026
RT
Rob Toews
Partner, Radical Ventures; Founding Investor, Emerald AI and director
Varun Sivaram
Varun Sivaram
CEO and Founder, director

Sources

  1. SECEmerald AI, Inc. Form D, filed Aug 3, 2026