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Mark Scianna

Mark Scianna is the General Partner of Forward Deployed Venture Capital, where he invests in mission-critical companies across defense, energy, industrials, and artificial intelligence. A former Palantir operator, he brings experience from the front lines of applied technology and company-building, with a focus on backing founders working on consequential problems in strategically important sectors. His work is centered on helping build and finance the next generation of industrial and national-security infrastructure.

Collaboration Since 2025
Represents San Francisco, CA
Industry Venture Capital
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Building Your First FDE Team

Building Your First FDE Team

The playbook to your first Forward Deployed Engineering team. From Palantir's early FDE.

Teardown: Talent Mafias

Teardown: Talent Mafias

c/o Forward Deployed VC, backs early-stage teams modernizing critical American industries.