Background
He has led early investments in industry-defining companies including Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP), Frame.io (acquired by Adobe), Zilla Security (acquired by CyberArk), Pendo, Tracelink, Gravie, Loop, IMImobile (LSE: IMO, acquired by Cisco), Schoology (acquired by PowerSchool), Boomi (acquired by Dell), Aveksa (acquired by EMC), and more.
Amish has been recognized by CB Insights and the New York Times as a Top 100 Venture Capitalist globally, and named to Business Insider’s The Seed 100 (best early-stage investors) and 50 Most Important VCs in New York lists multiple times. He is Co-Founder of CloudNY, New York’s preeminent annual summit for the world’s top Cloud CEOs, and leads the FirstMark Founders Guild — a private community for New York’s most promising seed-stage Founders.
Prior to founding FirstMark, Amish served as a Partner with Pequot Ventures. Amish holds both a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Undergraduate Executive Board of Wharton.
Strategic Partner to Founders
With deep expertise in building and growing companies from their earliest days through to successful exits, Amish is a highly involved, critical strategic partner to the Founders he invests in. He takes an extremely active role alongside the Founders he backs to clear obstacles, see around corners, and help them capitalize on key opportunities.
Navigating Platform Shifts
Shopify transformed the way we shop and build businesses online. Frame.io took video editing to the cloud and made it collaborative for the first time ever (ultimately being acquired by Adobe for over $1.2B). Amish uses this experience to help Founders expertly navigate platform shifts and emerge as a winner on the other side.
From Seed to IPO
Investing at the Series A, Amish was part of the Shopify journey from its earliest days. He has seen multiple companies grow from their earliest days to wildly successful outcomes, and he uses that knowledge and experience to help Founders stay three steps ahead, navigate company-building pitfalls, and reach their goals.