Mark Augenstern

Mark Augenstern is a finance and operations professional at Polaris Growth Fund in the Boston area, where he helps build the firm's Strategic Acceleration Team. He rejoined the venture capital firm in 2022 after serving as the Director of Strategic Finance and Business Operations at Cityworks. During his tenure at Cityworks, he guided the company's business operations and contributed to its corporate acquisition by Trimble. Earlier in his career, he worked as an associate on the investment team at Polaris Growth Fund and began his professional trajectory as a mergers and acquisitions analyst in the technology group at Harris Williams & Co. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University, where he also studied Portuguese and Spanish. His current focus centers on driving portfolio growth through strategic finance, business operations, and technology investments.