Nov 13, 2023
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 Pinterest, DraftKings,
Shopify, Upwork, StubHub, and Airbnb, and Rick has been named to
the Forbes’ Midas List as one of the world’s top venture
capitalists for the last four years in a row.
Rick is a one-man treasure trove of venture insights. Our
conversation includes his background across distressed investing,
operations, and growth capital, the New York tech scene, creation
of value-added guilds of hundreds of thousands of people, and
investment theses across digital health, gaming, and the venture
environment. And as any great New Yorker would be, Rick is a tried
and true Yankees fan – what more can you ask for?
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