About High Country Venture
High Country Venture, LLC (HCV) is affiliated with the private investment company Tango, which is located at 831 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Tango was founded in 1998 and has invested in over a dozen successful companies, including Service Magic and IZZE Beverage.
High Country is led by the following principals, all of whom have been with Tango since inception:
Mark T. Lupa, PhD
- BSc in Bioengineering from Northwestern University
- Masters in Bioengineering, PhD in Pharmacology, 15 years medical research
- Founder, CEO, and CFO of Tabernash Brewing Company
- Served on several boards, including Left Hand/Tabernash, netLibrary, Taligen Therapeutics
Christopher A. Marks
- BA from The Colorado College
- JD from University of Colorado School of Law
- Hogan and Hartson, LLC, Private Equity Practice Group
- Served on several boards, including Birchwood Construction Co., Latin American Realty and Smart Care Clinics, Inc. (observer).
Jerome S. Contro
- BA in Economics from Northwestern University
- MBA from University of Michigan
- Chartered Financial Analyst, 15 years at John Nuveen & Co., a $90 billion asset manager
- Served on several boards, including ServiceMagic, MyFamily, IZZE Beverage