Primary Job Title CEO & Co-Founder Primary Organization Caruso
Location Dallas, Texas, United States Regions Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Southern US Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage Number of Exits
Website www.markhurley.com LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Mark Hurley is an entrepreneur, director, and investor who was a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2017. He splits his time between Auckland, NZ and Dallas, USA.
In 2014, he founded Little Giant, a product and innovation agency that partners with some of New Zealand's leading technology startups. In 2017, Dentsu Aegis
Network acquired Little Giant. Dentsu Aegis Network is one of the world's largest communication companies, employing 35,000 people across 145 countries.
In 2019, he co-founded Jasper, a next-generation commercial real estate firm that combines institutional quality strategies and analysis with cutting-edge technology. As of January 2023, Jasper has $340m of assets under management and works with some of the biggest names in real estate, including Blackstone.
In 2023, he co-founded Caruso, a B2B SaaS company that provides modern cloud software for fund managers. Caruso is a modern cloud software designed specifically for fund managers. Caruso allows fund managers to manage all their fund operations effortlessly in one place - onboard investors, manage compliance, raise capital, issue distributions, and everything in between.
Mark is an active angel investor with a portfolio of leading NZ technology startups, including Sharesies, First AML, Whiparound, Joyous, Marloo and Narrative.
