Darren Mark
Building the Worldwide Web of Empathy
Founder & CEO at hūmNET · Brattleboro, VT USA
About Darren
Darren Mark, hūmNET Founder & CEO
Darren is a purpose-driven entrepreneur with a proven track record of leadership, having successfully guided conscious brands to success. Passionate about the intersection of technology, empathy, and creative innovation, Darren is dedicated to revolutionizing human connection and mental well-being through hūmNET. His vision for the platform is to create shared micro-gatherings where people can come together in meaningful ways, from grief to gratitude, while fostering global impact and raising awareness for critical social issues.
Before founding hūmNET, Darren served as VP & Creative Director for Tree-Free Greetings, where he built the best-selling sustainable greeting card line in Whole Foods, as well as creating an "empathy database"—a collection of thousands of personal stories about how people wish to be acknowledged. This work inspired the creation of hūmNET, a platform designed to address the challenges of human connection.
Company
hūmNET
humnet.live
humnet is a platform that allows people to share a simple real time connection around a hope, wish, prayer, support, commitment or need.
Company Stage
Prelaunch
Funding Stage
Pre-Seed
Funding Raised
$0 to $100k
Team Size
Just Me/Co-Founders
Annual Revenue
$0 to $100k
Location
Brattleboro, VT USA
Founded
2020
Industry
Other
Skills
Creative Innovation
Passionate about the intersection of technology, empathy, and creative innovation.
Founder
Founded hūmNET, a platform dedicated to revolutionizing human connection and mental well-being.
Leadership
Proven track record of leadership, successfully guiding conscious brands to success.
Product Management
Built the best-selling sustainable greeting card line in Whole Foods and created an 'empathy database'.
Entrepreneurship
Purpose-driven entrepreneur with a vision for global impact and raising awareness for critical social issues.
Branding
Guided conscious brands to success and built a best-selling sustainable greeting card line.
Technology
Focused on revolutionizing human connection through technology.
Experience
job
VP & Creative Director
Tree-Free Greetings
Built the best-selling sustainable greeting card line in Whole Foods and created an 'empathy database'.
Successfully guided the brand to create a best-selling product line and inspired the creation of hūmNET.
job
Founder & CEO
hūmNET
Dedicated to revolutionizing human connection and mental well-being through hūmNET, a platform for shared micro-gatherings.
Founded hūmNET, focusing on global impact and raising awareness for critical social issues.