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"In the late 1990s, Andover.Net was a pioneering Internet media company focused on the IT professional and open source software community. By December 1999, the month of its IPO, Andover's acclaimed sites (including Slashdot, Freshmeat, and Thinkgeek) accounted for over 50% of Linux internet traffic. Sean was incredibly helpful to us in strategizing critical acquisition decisions and business model evolutions during a time of rapidly changing markets. He believed in our vision when many still didn't know if Internet advertising would become a big business and he pushed us to be the leader throughout our company building effort from Series A through IPO."

Bruce Twickler, Founder & CEO Andover.Net

Sean Marsh

Co-Founder/General Partner

Sean focuses on Internet investments including the Firm’s investments in Sittercity.com, Spotlight Ticket Management, Ignighter.com, Multiply.com (acquired by Naspers JSE: NPN), Optasite (acquired by SBA Communications NASDAQ: SBAC) and Vaultus Mobile Technologies which merged with Antenna Software. Prior to joining Point Judith as a General Partner, Sean worked with Point Judith on behalf of Village Ventures beginning in June of 2001 and in that role spent the majority of his time working on Fund I investments. Sean has also been a board member or observer to Newforma, Inc., Handmark, Inc., Tower Ventures which was acquired by American Tower (NYSE: AMT), Andover.net (NASDAQ: ANDN, sold to VA Software, NASDAQ: LNUX), and Medical Metrx Solutions, Inc. which was acquired by AIG. He has been actively involved as a venture investor in 18 companies that have achieved over $1 billion of value through multiple M&A and IPO events.

Sean joined Village Ventures from TSG Equity Partners, LLC, a Massachusetts private equity firm formed by a Special Partner of the Thomas H. Lee Company. He was one of three partners and focused on investing in Internet and mobile companies.

Prior to TSG Equity Partners, Sean worked in the Investment Banking Group of Prudential Securities Incorporated, where he was involved with the structuring, analysis, due diligence and closing of over $1.4 billion in mergers, public and private equity and debt offerings.

Sean is a member of the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees Technology Advisory Committee which provides the Chief Information Officer input on technology strategy and procurement. Additionally, Sean has been a judge and a mentor for multiple early stage venture accelerator programs including Chicago based Excelerator and Boston based MassChallenge. He is also involved with entrepreneurial and venture capital activities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology including his role as a judge in the school’s annual Venture Capital Investment Competition. Sean holds a BA in Economics from Bowdoin College.