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Rick Heitzmann is the Founder and Managing Director at FirstMark Capital, a venture capital firm managing $3.5 billion. The firm focuses on high-growth consumer and enterprise technology sectors in New York City. FirstMark invests in early-stage companies, backing entrepreneurs in areas such as media, advertising technology, gaming, mobile, and data services. Rick has a track record of successful investments in companies like Pinterest, DraftKings, Shopify, Upwork, StubHub, and Airbnb. He led investments in market leaders across various industries. Rick’s investment check sizes range from $100K to $500K. FirstMark’s partnership style is network-driven, and Rick has been named one of the world’s top venture capitalists by Forbes for several years.
Location: New York, NY
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show FirstMark investments in October 2025 (e.g., Tycho AI) and FirstMark posts naming Rick Heitzmann in Oct-Aug 2025 media; Rick Heitzmann is associated with FirstMark and media discussing these investments. The most recent known investment tied to FirstMark in October 2025 (Tycho AI) is within 3 months of the reference date, indicating the investor has invested less than 3 months ago. The startup mentioned: Tycho AI.
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