# Mark Newman

> Mark Newman is the Utah-based entrepreneur who co-founded HireVue in 2004 while studying at Westminster College. He led the video interviewing company as CEO until September 2016, then became chief customer officer. He is also an investor, adviser and business writer, and is currently co-founder and CEO of Nomi Health.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Nomi Health
- **Organizations:** HireVue, Nomi Health, PeakSpan Capital
- **Education:** BA, International Business, Westminster College, MS, Finance, University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded HireVue at age 20., Included in Inc. magazine’s 2013 30 Under 30., Led HireVue through its early development and enterprise expansion; the company reported more than 600 customers and over 2 million interviews annually at the September 2016 CEO transition.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Co-founded HireVue with Ryan Money while a student at Westminster College.
- **2005-2009** — Developed the early service through bootstrapping; interviews included international hiring and required shipping webcams.
- **2009** — Reported more than $1 million in annual revenue and a $1 million financing led by Peterson Ventures.
- **2013** — Named to Inc. 30 Under 30; HireVue announced $25 million in financing led by Sequoia Capital.
- **2015** — HireVue announced a $45 million round from Technology Crossover Ventures.
- **2016-09** — Succeeded as CEO by Kevin Parker; became chief customer officer.
- **2019-10** — Carlyle completed a majority investment in HireVue, after Newman had left the CEO position.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on FounderArc to discuss his entrepreneurial career and experience building HireVue.

## Achievements

- Co-founded HireVue at age 20.
- Included in Inc. magazine’s 2013 30 Under 30.
- Led HireVue through its early development and enterprise expansion; the company reported more than 600 customers and over 2 million interviews annually at the September 2016 CEO transition.
- Built relationships with investors including Peterson Ventures, Granite Ventures, Sequoia Capital and TCV.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Appeared in a September 25 FounderArc episode with Blaine Bertsch, reflecting on HireVue, venture capital and founder resilience.
- **2024-04** — HireVue’s 20th-anniversary retrospective revisited Newman’s founding motivation and its early practice of shipping webcams.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marknewman
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/markhirevue

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