Rick Marini Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 62
- Portfolio
- 26
- Exits
- 30

Rick Marini General Information
Description
Mr. Rick Marini is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Dragonfly Ventures. He serves as Managing Partner at Protocol Ventures. He serves as a Venture Partner at Scale-Up Venture Capital. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He served as General Manager, Digital Innovation at Hearst. He founded Talk.co and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in social media with more than a decade of experience in the consumer Internet space. Previously, he founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of SuperFan. SuperFan was a social entertainment platform that developed social games and Facebook apps. SuperFan's clients included CBS, MTV, Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony, etc. Previously, he co-founded and served as Chief Strategist of Tickle. Tickle was one of the largest social media sites on the Internet and the first site to successfully leverage viral marketing through personality tests, photo-sharing and matchmaking products. Under his leadership, Tickle operated as a profitable company with close to $40 million of annual revenue. He served on the Board of Directors of Tickle until 2004 when Tickle was successfully acquired by Monster Worldwide for over $100 million. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of New Hampshire, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Fwix, Friendster, Lumos Labs, Stipple, and FIGHTER. He is also an Angel Investor.
Contact Information
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Rick Marini Investments (62)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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HoneyBook | 21-Mar-2019 | Later Stage VC | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
00000 | 08-Mar-2019 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
0000000000 (000000 | 12-Jun-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
0000 (00000000000 | 06-Jun-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
000000 | 19-Apr-2017 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Other Devices and Supplies | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
00000000000 | 07-Oct-2016 | 0000 00000 | 0000 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
0000 (00000000000 | 23-Jun-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
00000000 0000 | 03-Jun-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Hotels and Resorts | Out of Business | 0000 000000 |
FR8Star | 01-Feb-2016 | Seed Round | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
BirdEye | 28-Jan-2016 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
Rick Marini Exits (30)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Altitude Learning | 20-Jan-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
00000000 | 14-Jan-2021 | 000 | 00000 |
00000000 0000 | 13-Jul-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
000 | 20-Feb-2020 | 0000000000 | |
0000000000 (000000 | 01-Oct-2019 | 000 00 00000000 | |
000000000 | 20-Aug-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
00000000000 | 01-Apr-2019 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 |
000000 | 07-Feb-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
TalentShare | 07-Nov-2018 | Merger/Acquisition | |
ReTargeter | 11-Dec-2017 | Merger/Acquisition |
Rick Marini Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Rick Marini | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | San Francisco, CA |
Rick Marini Co-Investors (99)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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10X Capital | 2 | 0 |
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Growth Technology Partners | 0 | 0 |
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Mayfield Fund | 0 | 0 |
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Norwest Venture Partners | 0 | 0 |
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Valor Equity Partners | 0 | 0 |
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