# Marcus Bartram

> Marcus Bartram is General Partner at Titanium Ventures (formerly Telstra Ventures), a $1B+ AUM San Francisco-based venture firm where he has led or co-invested in 25+ companies including CrowdStrike, Auth0, and Cohere. A founding team member with roots in Australian telecoms and managed security services, Marcus brings engineering credentials from the University of Adelaide and an Oxford MBA to a cybersecurity-first investment thesis sharpened over 15+ years in Silicon Valley. Titanium Ventures' proprietary Revenue Acceleration Platform has generated over A$1 billion in revenue for portfolio companies — a data-driven edge that sets it apart from conventional VC.

- **Role:** General Partner at Titanium Ventures
- **Organizations:** Titanium Ventures, Telstra Ventures (former name)
- **From:** Australia
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, University of Adelaide, MBA, University of Oxford - Said Business School
- **Known for:** Led or co-invested in 25+ companies including CrowdStrike, Auth0, Cohere, and OpenGov, Founding team member of Telstra Ventures (now Titanium Ventures), scaling it from launch to $1B+ AUM, Contributed to 46+ liquidity events across the portfolio including Auth0, BigCommerce, Box, CrowdStrike, DocuSign, GitLab

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic/Electrical) from University of Adelaide
- **~1990s** — Worked at NSC Global during the dotcom era, selling managed services and security solutions including early Check Point Firewall and NetForensics
- **2003** — Completed MBA at University of Oxford - Said Business School
- **2010** — Joined Telstra, Australia's largest telecoms company
- **2011** — Founding team member of Telstra Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Telstra
- **2022** — Telstra Ventures closes Fund III at US$350M; total AUM exceeds $1B
- **2024-07** — Titanium Ventures hits 100 investments milestone, honored at NASDAQ
- **2024-06** — Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium Ventures
- **2024-12** — Titanium Ventures achieves A$1 billion revenue generated milestone for portfolio companies
- **2025** — Fund III 2021 vintage reports net IRR of 17.0% (as of March 2025)

## Achievements

- Led or co-invested in 25+ companies including CrowdStrike, Auth0, Cohere, and OpenGov
- Founding team member of Telstra Ventures (now Titanium Ventures), scaling it from launch to $1B+ AUM
- Contributed to 46+ liquidity events across the portfolio including Auth0, BigCommerce, Box, CrowdStrike, DocuSign, GitLab
- Helped generate $660M+ in incremental revenue for portfolio companies via the Revenue Acceleration Platform
- Helped Titanium Ventures reach 100 investments milestone, celebrated at NASDAQ in July 2024
- TechCrunch contributor covering venture capital and cybersecurity
- Dark Reading contributor on cybersecurity investing
- Fund III 2021 vintage achieved net IRR of 17.0% as of March 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Titanium Ventures announces Fund III data-driven investment success with 17.0% net IRR for 2021 vintage companies
- **2024-12** — Titanium Ventures achieves A$1 billion in revenue generated for portfolio companies
- **2024-07** — Titanium Ventures hits 100 investments milestone, honored at NASDAQ
- **2024-06** — Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium Ventures, marking new chapter for the firm

## Links

- Website: https://ti.vc/people/marcus-bartram/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-bartram-22b714
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TitaniumVC

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Last updated: 2026-05-18