Rick Heitzmann

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Early stage Venture,Late Stage Venture,Seed

Rick Heitzmann is a Founder, Partner and Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. Mr. Heitzmann focuses on investments in emerging media, advertising, data, and information services. Rick has led or co-led many 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), media (Pinterest), and more.

Previously, Rick was a Managing Director at Pequot Ventures, and a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV). At US Search, Rick, as the Senior Vice President of corporate development and member of the Board of Directors, led the public company turnaround.

Mr. Heitzmann graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School. Rick sits on the Board of Directors of Pinterest, Dashlane, Omaze, and Hubble Contacts among others. Rick is also on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Rick Heitzmann has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 1, 2010, when Pinterest raised $500K.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Jan 1, 2010 Pinterest Angel $500K Internet Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
4
Rick Heitzmann has 4 current jobs including Board Member at Dashlane , Board Member at Pinterest and Board Member at Orchard .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Dashlane Board Member Sep 9, 2011 Detail
Pinterest Board Member Detail
Orchard Board Member Detail
Fame & Partners Member of the Board of Directors Detail