# FirstMark: portfolio, investments and team

> FirstMark is a vc firm based in United States. 319 investments on record, 40 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# FirstMark

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 319 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $13M, Sept 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A B2C B-to-c Enterprise

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**98%** of best year **40** **cheques in 12 months**, 319 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **18 of 319** Sole investor **25 rounds** Exits **14 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 68%**

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## FirstMark highlights

- 01 40 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 25 rounds, median $8.4M
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** B2C B-to-c Enterprise
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **319 appearances**

- **2026** 34 rounds
- **Oct** **[Baba](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)** Series A · US · Google News search **$40M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series B · HR · Google News search **$60M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Fragment](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)** Series A · US · Google News search **$12M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Neonomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neonomics)** NO · ArcticStartup **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Ramp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)** Growth · US · AI Funding Tracker **$1.9B** With 24 others
- **Sept** **[Liquid Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-compute)** Seed · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Velocity](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocity)** Series A · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Rillet](https://millionrounds.com/company/rillet)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** AlleyWatch **$48M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Velocity](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocity)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$38M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Onyx Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/onyx-security)** Series B · Ventureburn **$113M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Henry AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/henry-ai)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$17M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Overtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtone)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$18M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)** Seed · FR · TechCrunch **$100M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Vendelux](https://millionrounds.com/company/vendelux)** Series B · US **$50M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)** Seed · FR **$30M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Gravie](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravie)** Growth · US **$150M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Function Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/function-health)** Debt · US **$450M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Nebulock](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebulock)** Series A · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Tracebit](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracebit)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$20M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Legora](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)** Series D · SE · Crunchbase News **$550M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[Pinterest](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinterest)** Debt · US · Ventureburn **$1.0B** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Payy](https://millionrounds.com/company/payy)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$24M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[SurrealDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/surrealdb)** Series A · GB · TechStartups **$23M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Alaffia Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/alaffia-health)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$55M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[VillageSQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/villagesql)** Series A · US **$35M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Orchard](https://millionrounds.com/company/orchard)** Venture · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Porters](https://millionrounds.com/company/porters)** Pre-seed · CH **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Upgrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/upgrade)** Debt · US **$250M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Synthesia](https://millionrounds.com/company/synthesia)** Series E · GB · TechCrunch **$200M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Rain](https://millionrounds.com/company/rain)** Series C · US · Harlem Capital **$250M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Harmattan AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmattan-ai)** Series B · FR · TechCrunch **$200M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[GoodDay Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodday-software)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **2025** 27 rounds
- **Dec** **[Crisp](https://millionrounds.com/company/crisp)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$26M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)** Seed · FR · TechCrunch **$70M** *Led*
- **Dec** **[Polybase](https://millionrounds.com/company/polybase)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Parametrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/parametrix)** Series B · US **$27M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Function Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/function-health)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$298M** With 11 others
- **Nov** **[Backflip](https://millionrounds.com/company/backflip)** Venture · US **$10M** With 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 registration **5 named**

AD **Amish D Jani** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

BD **Brian D Kempner** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

GA **Gerald A. Poch** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

LD **Lawrence D Lenihan** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

RD **Richard D Heitzmann** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing 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 listed **14 in all**

**[Body Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/body-labs)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$60M** Oct 2017

**[Zipments](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipments)** Bought by Deliv **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Artisan Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/artisan-mobile)** Bought by [Tune](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tune) **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[SecondMarket](https://millionrounds.com/company/secondmarket)** Bought by NASDAQ OMX **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[PublicStuff](https://millionrounds.com/company/publicstuff)** Bought by Accela **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Greenphire](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenphire)** Bought by [Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company-2) **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[Playnomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/playnomics)** Bought by Unity Technologies **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Aveksa](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveksa)** Bought by [EMC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc) **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[Weplay](https://millionrounds.com/company/weplay)** Bought by TeamSnap **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Bought by Syncapse **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Riot Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/riot-games)** Bought by Tencent Holdings **$400** Jan 2011

**[SPADAC](https://millionrounds.com/company/spadac)** Bought by [GeoEye](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoeye) **$46M** Dec 2010

**[Boomi](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomi)** Bought by [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) **Undisclosed** Nov 2010

**[Copan Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/copan-systems)** Bought by [SGI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sgi) **$2.0M** Feb 2010

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

New fund on file

**$13M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.4M**

Led 18 of 319 rounds **6%**

- **Sole investor:** 25 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 14 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *93*
- Series B said *53*
- Seed said *52*
- Venture *40*
- Series C *25*
- Series D *12*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 22
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 16
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 13
- [Amish Jani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amish-jani) 12
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 12
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 11

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## 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.

[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Accel** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Amish Jani** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amish-jani)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**SV Angel** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Tiger Global Management** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[**Benchmark** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)

## Recently backed

The latest companies FirstMark put money into.

[**Baba** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baba)[**Daytona** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)[**Fragment** $12M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)[**Neonomics** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neonomics)[**Ramp** $1.9B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)[**Liquid Compute** $15M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-compute)

## On podcasts

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

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 13 Nov 2023 · 1h 8m Rick Heitzmann – New York Venture Investing at FirstMark Capital (EP.350) With [Rick Heitzmann](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-heitzmann) Mentions [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 2 Feb 2023 · 55 min ANGEL: FirstMark's Rick Heitzmann on shaking off the bull run, "shock absorbers," and more | E1670 With [Rick Heitzmann](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-heitzmann) Mentions [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 10 Oct 2020 · 33 min VC Amish Jani on Why His Firm FirstMark Has Jumped into SPACs Mentions [Amish Jani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amish-jani)[FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 May 2016 · 31 min 20VC: Is Big Data Still A Thing with Matt Turck, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital Mentions [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)[Matt Turck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-turck) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 23 Sept 2026 · 18 min Is New York warming to European tech? Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 5 Aug 2026 · 1h 13m Airtable's 80% off value crash: VCs explain why it's still a win | E2321 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 31 Jul 2026 · 59 min E410: How Relationships Built a $3.6B Venture Firm Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 6 Jun 2023 · 55 min Deep Dive on Series A - Nick & Beezer co-host Beth Ferreira, Firstmark Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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