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Stephen Marcus

Director at Nodal Networks. Also a director at Resurgent Industries and Shield and an executive officer at Riot Ventures.

InvestorDirectorRoles at 3 startupsRiot Ventures
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 6, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Stephen Marcus

Stephen Marcus is a director at Nodal Networks.

Form D filings also name Stephen Marcus as a director at Resurgent Industries and Shield.

Stephen Marcus appears on fund filings for Riot Ventures.

Stephen Marcus first appears on SEC filings in 2020.

Experience

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

EnduroSat Current
Board Member
2025 – Present
Blue Water Autonomy Current
Board Member
2025 – Present
Nodal Networks, Inc. Current
Director
2024 – Present · Santa Monica, CA
Software helps container terminal operators anticipate problems in upcoming shifts.
Valar Atomics Current
Board Member
2023 – Present
Mango Inc Current
Board Member
2022 – Present
Shield AI Inc Current
Director
2019 – Present · San Diego, CA
Builds autonomous aircraft and AI pilots for military and commercial users.
Toast, Inc. Current
Investor
2019 – Present
MIT Deshpande Center Current
Catalyst
2016 – Present
Riot Ventures Current
Co-Founder & General Partner
2015 – Present · Fund filings for 3 funds
Stripe Current
Angel Investor
2014 – Present
Okta, Inc. Current
Angel Investor
2010 – Present
Resurgent Industries Inc.
Director
2026 · Austin, TX
Matchbox, Inc.
Founder & CEO
2011 – 2015
MIT Sloan School of Management
Member of Admissions Committee
2009 – 2011
Invincea, Inc.
Board Observer
2008 – 2011
New Atlantic Ventures
Venture Partner
2008 – 2011
Marcus Companies
CEO
2001 – 2010
Sprint
Mergers and Acquisitions Consultant
2000 – 2007

Key Colleagues at Startups

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

Resurgent Industries Inc. · Form D, Aug 6, 2026
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Derek Stephens
President and CEO, director
Nodal Networks, Inc. · Form D, Jul 29, 2026
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Nicolas Westgate
Executive officer and director
PL
Paul Albert-Lebrun
President and Chief Executive Officer, director
Shield AI Inc · Form D, May 1, 2026
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Brandon Tseng
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder and President, director
PL
Peter Levine
Director
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Shivon Zilis
Director
KA
Kingsley Afemikhe
Chief Financial Officer
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Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer and director
DG
Daniel Gwak
Director
Ryan Tseng
Ryan Tseng
President, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, director
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DP
GS
Greg Smith
Director

Sources

  1. SECResurgent Industries Inc. Form D, filed Aug 6, 2026
  2. SECNodal Networks, Inc. Form D, filed Jul 29, 2026
  3. SECShield AI Inc Form D, filed May 1, 2026