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FirstMark

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 319 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $13M, Sept 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB2CB-to-cEnterprise

Deploying now
98%of best year40cheques in 12 months, 319 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led18 of 319Sole investor25 roundsExits14 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 68%
Pitch FirstMark

FirstMark highlights

  1. 01

    40 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 25 rounds, median $8.4M

  4. 04

    14 exits from the portfolio

What they do

FirstMark is an early-stage venture capital firm in New York City.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
B2CB-to-cEnterprise
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first319 appearances

  1. 2026

    34 rounds

  2. Oct
    BabaSeries A · US · Google News search$40MLed
  3. Oct
    DaytonaSeries B · HR · Google News search$60MLed
  4. Oct
    FragmentSeries A · US · Google News search$12MLed
  5. Oct
    NeonomicsNO · ArcticStartup$4.0MWith 3 others
  6. Oct
    RampGrowth · US · AI Funding Tracker$1.9BWith 24 others
  7. Sept
    Liquid ComputeSeed · US$15MSole investor
  8. Sept
    VelocitySeries A · US$10MWith 5 others
  9. Aug
    RilletSeries C · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 9 others
  10. Aug
    DaytonaAlleyWatch$48MWith 1 other
  11. Aug
    VelocitySeries A · GB · Ventureburn$38MLed
  12. Jul
    Onyx SecuritySeries B · Ventureburn$113MWith 7 others
  13. Jul
    Henry AISeries A · US · AlleyWatch$17MWith 9 others
  14. Jul
    OvertoneSeed · US · TechCrunch$18MWith 2 others
  15. Jul
    GradiumSeed · FR · TechCrunch$100MLed
  16. Jul
    VendeluxSeries B · US$50MWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    GradiumSeed · FR$30MWith 4 others
  18. Jul
    GravieGrowth · US$150MWith 4 others
  19. Jul
    Function HealthDebt · US$450MWith 4 others
  20. Jun
    NebulockSeries A · US$25MWith 3 others
  21. Mar
    TracebitSeries A · GB · Ventureburn$20MLed
  22. Mar
    LegoraSeries D · SE · Crunchbase News$550MWith 13 others
  23. Mar
    PinterestDebt · US · Ventureburn$1.0BWith 6 others
  24. Mar
    PayySeed · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  25. Feb
    DaytonaSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$24MLed
  26. Feb
    SurrealDBSeries A · GB · TechStartups$23MWith 5 others
  27. Feb
    Alaffia HealthSeries B · US · TechStartups$55MWith 5 others
  28. Feb
    VillageSQLSeries A · US$35MWith 3 others
  29. Feb
    OrchardVenture · US$30MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    PortersPre-seed · CH$3.2MWith 5 others
  31. Feb
    UpgradeDebt · US$250MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    SynthesiaSeries E · GB · TechCrunch$200MWith 13 others
  33. Jan
    RainSeries C · US · Harlem Capital$250MWith 9 others
  34. Jan
    Harmattan AISeries B · FR · TechCrunch$200MWith 2 others
  35. Jan
    GoodDay SoftwareVenture · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  36. 2025

    27 rounds

  37. Dec
    CrispSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$26MWith 4 others
  38. Dec
    GradiumSeed · FR · TechCrunch$70MLed
  39. Dec
    PolybaseSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  40. Dec
    ParametrixSeries B · US$27MWith 1 other
  41. Nov
    Function HealthSeries B · US · TechCrunch$298MWith 11 others
  42. Nov
    BackflipVenture · US$10MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

ADAmish D JaniManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BDBrian D KempnerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
GAGerald A. PochExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
LDLawrence D LenihanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RDRichard D HeitzmannManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 36 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Guilds

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed14 in all

Body LabsBought by Amazon$60MOct 2017
ZipmentsBought by DelivUndisclosedNov 2015
Artisan MobileBought by TuneUndisclosedOct 2015
SecondMarketBought by NASDAQ OMXUndisclosedOct 2015
PublicStuffBought by AccelaUndisclosedMay 2015
GreenphireBought by Riverside CompanyUndisclosedJan 2015
PlaynomicsBought by Unity TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2014
AveksaBought by EMCUndisclosedJul 2013
WeplayBought by TeamSnapUndisclosedMay 2013
ClickableBought by SyncapseUndisclosedJun 2012
Riot GamesBought by Tencent Holdings$400Jan 2011
SPADACBought by GeoEye$46MDec 2010
BoomiBought by DellUndisclosedNov 2010
Copan SystemsBought by SGI$2.0MFeb 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as FirstMark. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies FirstMark put money into.

On podcasts

4 episodes naming FirstMark in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about FirstMark

What does FirstMark invest in?

FirstMark invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2C, B-to-c and Enterprise.

How active is FirstMark?

319 investments on record, 40 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 18. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has FirstMark invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Baba (Series A, Oct 2026), Daytona (Series B, Oct 2026) and Fragment (Series A, Oct 2026).

How big are FirstMark's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does FirstMark lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 18 of its 319 investments on record (6%).

Where does FirstMark invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (68%), the United Kingdom (11%) and France (11%).

Is FirstMark investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 40 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does FirstMark invest alongside?

Most often Bessemer Venture Partners (22 rounds together), First Round Capital (16 rounds together) and Accel (13 rounds together).

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