Beth Marcus has served as founder, investor and advisor for nine startups. Most notable to date is her founding of Exos, Inc., which was VC backed and sold to Microsoft in 1996. Beth has also worked as a consultant providing patent strategy, litigation support and other strategic technology advice. Being an expert on the interface between the human hand and hand-held devices, she has provided support in patent litigation for several key players in the industry. In 2005, Beth founded Zeemote when she recognized the inherent problems in using a cell phone keypad to play games.

Beth holds a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in biomechanics from the Imperial College London where she was a Marshall Scholar. She holds more than a dozen patents, has authored numerous publications and is a well-regarded public speaker. Beth has served on the faculty of MIT in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and has been a member of the Executive Committee of the MIT Enterprise Forum and the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee in Mechanical Engineering. She is a member of the Council for the Arts at MIT.