# Joseph Essas, Co-Founder and Managing Director

> Joseph Essas, Co-Founder and Managing Director. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/joseph-essas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Los Angeles, US · Partner

# Joseph Essas

Co-Founder and Managing Director at [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)

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Stages *Series B*

Backs *Robotics* *AI* *Education*

Latest rounds

- **Miso Robotics** Series B · $10M Feb 2018

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2018
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At FirstMark
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**FirstMark** VC firm · US **41** cheques in 12 months **319** all time **18** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $10M
- **Active:** 2018

2018

- [Miso Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/miso-robotics) *Series B* **$10M** *US* Feb 2018 Joined · +2 investors

By stage

- Series B **1**

What they backed

Robotics **1** AI **1** Education **1**

Alongside

- Acacia Research Corporation/ Levy *1*
- [Cali Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cali-group)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Chrome River Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chrome-river-technologies)
- [MISO Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/miso-robotics)
- [Volusion](https://millionrounds.com/startup/volusion)
- [Zen Planner](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zen-planner)
- Tyrex

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Chrome River Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at FirstMark

- [**Matt Turck** Partner *13 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-turck)
- [**Amish Jani** Partner *12 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amish-jani)
- [**Rick Heitzmann** Founder and Managing Director *9 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-heitzmann)
- [**Martin Nisenholtz** Venture Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-nisenholtz)
- [**Adam Nelson** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-nelson)
- [**Beth Ferreira** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/beth-ferreira)
- [**Catherine Ulrich** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/catherine-ulrich)
- [**Dan Kozikowski** Global Startup Programs *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-kozikowski)

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