Mark Spoto

At Razor’s Edge, Mr. Spoto is responsible for the fund’s day-to-day business operations. His primary responsibilities include the identification and evaluation of investment opportunities, market and industry analyses, deal structuring, fundraising, and LP relations, as well as support of and advice to Razor’s Edge portfolio companies. Prior to joining Razor’s Edge, Mr. Spoto was a partner in the Reston, Virginia office of Cooley LLP, a national law firm. He worked with many emerging and high growth technology companies and investment funds, and his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity and public securities offerings, and general corporate representation. His operating company clients were engaged in high-growth industry sectors including software, government contracts, aerospace/defense, telecommunications, and media. From 2008-2011, Chambers USA named Mr. Spoto to its list of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and in 2009, he was selected by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in the fields of venture capital and emerging companies. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Spoto was an aerospace engineer, working on the Air Force Titan IV rocket program for McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.