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Rick Heitzmann

Founder and Partner

Rick Heitzmann, a Founder and Partner of FirstMark, focuses on consumer and enterprise investments in media, advertising technology, gaming, mobile, and data services. Rick has led investments in market leaders in commerce (StubHub, acquired by eBay), gaming (Riot Games, acquired by Tencent), data services (First Advantage, NASDAQ: FADV; acquired by First American), advertising technology (Tapad, acquired by Telenor), media (Pinterest, NYSE: PINS), sports (DraftKings, NASDAQ: DKNG) and more.

Prior to founding FirstMark, Rick was an entrepreneur including being a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage which he helped grow and sell to First American (NYSE: FAF). In both 2020 and 2021, Rick was named to the Forbes’ Midas List as one of the world’s top venture capitalists. He has also received similar distinctions from CB Insights, Insider and the New York Times.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.

Rick holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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Airbnb Carta Crisp Dashlane Disconnect Discord DraftKings Ezra Here HopSkipDrive HowGood Hubble Contacts Legacy Mockingbird Omaze Orchard Pinterest Proletariat Ro Valence

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Pinterest NYSE: PINS DraftKings NASDAQ: DKNG Riot Games Acquired by Tencent Upwork NASDAQ: UPWK Vacasa NASDAQ:VCSA Postmates Acquired by Uber Imperfect Foods Acquired by Misfits Market StubHub Acquired by eBay Proletariat Acquired by Blizzard Tapad Acquired by Telenor Valence Acquired by Greenwood Tubular Acquired by Chartbeat

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Rick Heitzmann Named to Midas List for 3rd Consecutive Year

04.12.22

Ro Raises $150M, Hits $7B Valuation, & Forges Ahead

02.15.22

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