# Suman Siva

> Suman Siva is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Marco Experiences, a corporate group travel and offsite platform. An economics graduate of Vanderbilt University, he previously worked in consulting, startup operations and consumer investing, including at Bain & Company, Scoop, Castanea Partners and SoftBank’s Vision Fund. His public writing connects his upbringing in Charlotte with a continuing interest in how shared experiences bring people together.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Marco Experiences
- **Organizations:** Marco Experiences, SoftBank Vision Fund, Castanea Partners, Scoop Technologies, Bain & Company, AI For Dummies
- **Nationality:** American (self-described)
- **Education:** Economics major; minors in Financial Economics and Philosophy; Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar, Vanderbilt University
- **Known for:** Received the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, a full merit scholarship., Co-founded Marco Experiences and raised a seed round co-led by Slow Ventures and Flybridge, according to his year-end retrospective., Reported 7x year-over-year business growth in 2021, with more than 34,000 employees at over 400 companies connected through more than 1,000 experiences; historical founder-reported figures.

## Career timeline

- **2009–2013** — Studied economics at Vanderbilt University on a full merit scholarship.
- **Before Marco** — Worked at Bain & Company, early-stage Scoop, Castanea Partners and SoftBank’s Vision Fund consumer internet team.
- **2019** — Began developing Marco; says he left SoftBank in October.
- **2020** — Nick Freeman joined full time; Marco focused on virtual experiences for companies and raised a seed round in December, according to Siva’s retrospective.
- **2021** — Expanded in-person offerings and retreats; launched Marco Labs.
- **2023** — Co-hosted AI For Dummies with Will Schreiber; spoke at Sendoso’s Super Sender conference in January.
- **2024** — Described Marco’s shift toward corporate group travel and introduced guest experience tools.
- **2025** — Outlined Marco 2.0 and the Instant Offsites offering in May.
- **2026** — Publicly introduced Bagel Bytes, visiting New York startups with Apollo Bagels.

## Achievements

- Received the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, a full merit scholarship.
- Co-founded Marco Experiences and raised a seed round co-led by Slow Ventures and Flybridge, according to his year-end retrospective.
- Reported 7x year-over-year business growth in 2021, with more than 34,000 employees at over 400 companies connected through more than 1,000 experiences; historical founder-reported figures.
- Built Marco across virtual experiences, in-person events, full-service retreats and group hotel booking.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Introduced Bagel Bytes in a public LinkedIn post, bringing Apollo Bagels to New York startups to make sales more personal.
- **2026-05** — Highlighted Marco’s work on a Lumos company offsite, including the event designer’s close collaboration with the client.
- **2025-09** — Described a Jackson Hole property visit and the importance of meeting hotel partners in person.
- **2025-05** — Published Marco’s evolution toward Instant Offsites and the operational problems of group hotel booking.

## Links

- Website: https://www.marcoexperiences.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suman-siva-64b0712b/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sumansiva

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Last updated: 2026-10-21