Pioneering the visual web

Rick Heitzmann met Pinterest Founder Ben Silbermann at an NYU demo day, and saw something special — leading him to write the first institutional check into what would become one of the most important companies of the last 20 years.

Pinterest is the leader in visual search and discovery. It is one of the fastest-growing consumer internet sites in history, counting over 400 million current users, who have collectively created over 5 billion Pinterest boards.

Pinterest went public in 2019, reaching a $13 billion valuation on the day of its IPO, and doubling that valuation to over $26 billion in the time since.