The firm
Equal VenturesVC firm · US1cheques in 12 months1all time0ledCompanies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Block Renovation
David Energy
Leap
Odyssey Energy Solutions- Pattern
SmartHop
Starday Foods
ThreeFlow
Wrapbook- Ghost Commerce
- Leap Services
- RiskMatch
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTexture Corp.Directoron 2 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOdyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingMVMNT Group Inc.Directorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDavid Energy Systems, Inc.Directorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundEqual VenturesManaging Member of the General Partneron 4 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundEqual VenturesManaging Member of the General Partner of the Issueron 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPaladin Data Insurance Corp.Directorsince 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingRiskMatch, Inc.Directorsince 2016
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Rick Zullo on Building Equal Ventures, Why Traction is Overrated, Advice for Emerging Managers
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Rick Zullo is the Founder of Equal Ventures. Our conversation gets into Equal’s unique approach to venture capital, thinking more like public market and private equity investors, and why they also think traction is overrated at Seed. We talk through Equal’s thesis-driven model, employing a team of… More on the show's page
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How to Build an Emerging Manager Community | Rick Zullo | Superclusters | S3PSE1
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MentionsBowery CapitalColumbia Business SchoolLightbank
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Rick Zullo is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Equal Ventures. which invests into the future of four verticals: climate, insurance, retail, and supply chain, and boasts a portfolio including the likes of Threeflow, Leap, Smarthop, Ghost, Starday, David Energy, Leap, Odyssey, Vquip or Texture,… More on the show's page
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20VC: NEW FORMAT: Mega Funds Will Come Back, Why Markups Have Corrupted VC, Why RIFs Should Always Be An Embarrassment To SaaS Founders and Why Pitching is BS and Fake with Jason Lemkin and Rick Zullo
MentionsBowery CapitalLightbank
About this episode
Jason Lemkin is the Founder @ SaaStr one of the best-performing early-stage venture funds focused on SaaS. In the past, Jason has led investments in Algolia , Pipedrive, Salesloft, TalkDesk, and RevenueCat to name a few. Prior to SaaStr, Jason was an entrepreneur, selling EchoSign to Adobe for… More on the show's page
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Capital Series: Rick Zullo, Equal Ventures
WithRick Zullo
MentionsJason Jacobs
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This episode is part of our new Capital Series hosted by MCJ partner, Jason Jacobs. This series will explore a diverse range of capital sources and the individuals who drive them. From family offices and institutional LPs to private equity, government funding, and more, we'll take a deep dive into… More on the show's page
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376. Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers (Rick Zullo)
WithRick Zullo
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Rick Zullo of Equal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover: How many different specialties can a founder have? How… More on the show's page
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Rick Zullo on Technology Revolutions and the Golden Age for Investing
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Rick Zullo (@Rick_Zullo), General Partner at Equal Ventures, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The different phases of technological revolutions - Will incumbents become stronger in the next platform shift - What Carlota Perez’s work means for the venture capital landscape - Which… More on the show's page
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Michael Kim @ Cendana | Lessons from the Top VCs, How Cendana Does Diligence, Portfolio Construction Best Practices, the 60x Rule, How Seed Funds Compete vs Multi-stage, Inside Cendana's Early Days
WithMichael Kim
MentionsCendana CapitalJack AltmanKevin HartzRoger EhrenbergJeff MorrisRick Zullo
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Michael Kim is the Founder of Cendana Capital, a fund of funds that makes anchor investments in very early stage VC funds. We talk characteristics of the best investors, how Cendana does diligence on fund managers, portfolio construction best practices, Michael’s “60x rule”, and why high ownership… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 301: Lessons Learned (Zullo, Dockery, Biederman)
MentionsCatharine DockeryRick ZulloRob Biederman
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rick Zullo Catharine Dockery Rob Biederman Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 298: Strange & Unusual (Zullo, Shakir, Andelman)
MentionsDeena ShakirJim AndelmanRick Zullo
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rick Zullo Deena Shakir Jim Andelman Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 294: What's Next (Chan & Ebrahim, Shakir, Zullo)
MentionsWesley ChanDeena ShakirPegah EbrahimiRick Zullo
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Wesley Chan & Pegah Ebrahimi Deena Shakir Rick Zullo Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 292: Lessons Learned (Zullo, Shakir, Pruden)
MentionsAlex PrudenDeena ShakirRick Zullo
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rick Zullo Deena Shakir Alex Pruden Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General… More on the show's page
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