Bridging the gap in education by investing in innovation
What is Goel Fund?
Our Mission
We believe business should do good. We believe everyone should have access to clean water and an opportunity to learn. It's why we started Goel Fund.
Goel Fund focuses on making seed-stage equity investments in companies that have extraordinary rapid-growth potential with an innovative, defensible, and scalable product. Goel Fund is committed to dedicating one-third of its realized gains to philanthropic endeavors.
Why "Goel"?
"Goel" is a hebrew word for "redeemer" or "next of kin." A goel was a person who was a helper to the helpless, or financial redeemer to a family member who was in need. Goel Fund is not only committed to structuring mutually favorable investments in the brightest ideas and foremost innovators of outstanding intellectual property, as is the case with most angel funds. What sets us apart is our passion to use our business as a mission to meet basic needs of the helpless and hopeless-be it through clean water projects or bridging gaps in education.
Founders
Markham Gjovig
Mark Gjovig has been an entrepreneur in the oil and gas sector for over 40 years. He made his first exit in 2004, which led to him being appointed Vice President of Wireline Operations for Wedge Energy, and subsequently Pioneer Energy Services. He expanded their operation from 8 districts and 45 units to 23 districts and 100 units from 2008-2011 through acquisitions and organic start-ups. In 2011 he cofounded Go Wireline with his son and a team of partners. Mark is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds and interests. His decades of experience managing businesses and people through exciting and challenging climates have prepared him to advise the next generation of leaders of industry.
Mark proudly served as President of the Association of Energy Services Companies for the 2019-2020 term. The AESC represents more than 500 companies working in the energy industry.
Megan Gjovig
Megan Gjovig is an Angel Investor, Amazon-best-selling Author, and Actress.
Megan earned her Business Administration Degree from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Starting her career by producing independent live-music events, answering phones on music row in Nashville, and wearing a hard hat and steel toe boots in the oil-fields of North Dakota, it was clear from the beginning that Megan was not afraid of jumping into diverse business environments and getting her hands dirty—though she prefers wearing her heels now. Megan learned early in her career the merit of knowing how to sell and make a deal. She sold handbags to housewives, cars to dentists, advertising and digital printing services to large companies, and gained invaluable clienteling experience in residential real estate. Megan is grateful to be a female angel investor working with some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in the start-up world. She thrives by offering her founders support, advisement, and connections to her broad network.
In 2017, Megan released her first book, Faith Made Well (Megan Lauren), achieving Best-Seller status on Amazon.
In 2019, Megan started her acting career in New York City, booking work on HBO’s The Succession, The Deuce, The Undoing, And Just like that, and on CBS’s God Friended Me.
Megan is a board member for her portfolio company, Cyph, Inc. Megan has served in an active capacity in the company since 2020, providing strategy, oversight, and business development services. Megan was particularly instrumental in identifying Cyph’s increasingly high-value patent portfolio, and leading the current strategy to license and monetize it.
Megan is passionate about giving back, serving for two years as a board member for Could You and for Generosity.org.
In her spare time, Megan enjoys studying French, staying active, and exploring the cafés, shops, and gastronomy scenes of New York and Paris.