The firm
FirstMarkVC firm · US41cheques in 12 months319all time18ledCompanies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
- ActionIQ
- Airbnb
Clickable
Dashlane
Disconnect
DraftKings
Extra
Ezra AI
Happy Money
HopSkipDrive
HowGood
Hubble Contacts
Insikt
Knozen
Meteor EntertainmentMockingbird
Pinterest
Playnomics
Sulia- Symphony Commerce
Tapad
Tubular Labs
WePlay- Zipments
- Chopt
- Fame & Partners
- Inc.
- Live Gamer
- Medico acquired by Everyday Health
- Mendecino Farms
- Proletariat
- Riot Games
- StubHub
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPickle Poll, Inc.Directorsince 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raisingRoman Health Ventures Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCrisp, Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingHOPSKIPDRIVE, INC.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingProletariat Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingReWoven, Inc.Directorsince 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingVision Path, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingMast Mobile, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDashlane, Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTubular Labs, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLIVE GAMER INCDirectoron 2 filings · since 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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440. Building First Mark, A Leading VC in NYC, Will New York Overtake the Bay Area, Insights on Unicorn Selection from a Perennial Midas List Investor, and Why Remote Work can Ruin Great Startups (Rick Heitzmann)
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Rick Heitzmann of First Mark joins Nick to discuss Building First Mark, A Leading VC in NYC, Will New York Overtake the Bay Area, Insights on Unicorn Selection from a Perennial Midas List Investor, and Why Remote Work can Ruin Great Startups. In this episode we cover: Consumer Investing Investing… More on the show's page
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Rick Heitzmann – New York Venture Investing at FirstMark Capital (EP.350)
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Rick Heitzmann is the founder and Managing Partner of FirstMark Capital, a network-driven seed and series A venture capital firm managing $3.5 billion that backs entrepreneurs in high-growth consumer and enterprise technology sectors focused in New York City. some of FirstMark's past wins include… More on the show's page
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ANGEL: FirstMark's Rick Heitzmann on shaking off the bull run, "shock absorbers," and more | E1670
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Jason is joined by FirstMark Capital's Rick Heitzmann, who started his investment career in 1999. They discuss "sobering up" after the 14-year bull run (1:55), Airbnb's response to the downturn (7:38), how senior leaders must act as shock absorbers for their founders (26:30), and more! (0:00)… More on the show's page
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20VC: Firstmark's Rick Heitzmann on The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, His Biggest Learnings From The Pinterest Board, 2 Things VCs Can Do To Prepare Their Companies For The Downturn and Why Now Is A Good Time to Be Contrarian and Invest In Consumer
WithRick Heitzmann
MentionsFirstMarkRiot GamesBill Gurley
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Rick Heitzmann is a Founder and Partner @ Firstmark Capital , one of the leading East Coast venture funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Pinterest, InVision, Shopify and Discord to name a few. As for Rick, he led the seed round for Pinterest and also led the… More on the show's page
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Airtable's 80% off value crash: VCs explain why it's still a win | E2321
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Vanta https://www.vanta.com/twist Agree https://agree.com Odoo https://Odoo.com/twist Today's show: *Airtable just sold for $2.25 billion, an 81% drop from its peak of $11.7 billion. On this week's TWiST VC Roundtable, Aditya Agarwal (South Park… More on the show's page
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E410: How Relationships Built a $3.6B Venture Firm
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Consumer startups may grab the headlines, but some of the most valuable companies are built by solving mission-critical problems for businesses. David sits down with Rick Heitzmann, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital, to discuss how he identifies high-growth technology-enabled business… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 379: Key Advice (Bhattacharyya, Heitzmann, von Tobel)
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ambar Bhattacharyya Rick Heitzmann Alexa von Tobel We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 377: Best LP Question (Nozad, Joaquin, Heitzmann)
MentionsJames JoaquinPejman NozadRick Heitzmann
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Pejman Nozad James Joaquin Rick Heitzmann We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 375: Why I Passed (Heitzmann, Von Tobel, Felesky)
MentionsAdam FeleskyRick Heitzmann
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rick Heitzmann Alexa Von Tobel Adam Felesky Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack… More on the show's page
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