Richard Heitzmann Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 12

  • Portfolio
  • 5

  • Exits
  • 6

Exits

Richard Heitzmann General Information

Description

Mr. Richard Heitzmann is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at FirstMark Capital. Mr. Heitzmann serves as a Board Member at Workit Health. He served as a Board Member at Fame and Partners. He served as a Board member at Tubular. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as a Board Member at Crisp, HowGood, Orchard, and Disconnect. He also served as Chief Executive Officer & Director at FirstMark Acquisition Corp. III. He serves as a Board Member at Legacy, Ro, Ezra, Omaze, New York Venture Capital Association, Dashlane, Grid Mobile, Playnomics, and Merlin. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at FirstMark Horizon Acquisition and at FirstMark Acquisition Corp. II. He served as a Board Member at the Proletariat. He focuses on consumer and enterprise investments in media, advertising technology, gaming, mobile, and data services. He 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), media (Pinterest) and more. Before founding FirstMark, He 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). He holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He served as a Board Member at Aura. He served as an Advisor at Symphony Commerce.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • New York, NY
  • United States

Richard Heitzmann Investments (12)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Happy Money 05-Sep-2019 Later Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
Mockingbird (Consumer Durables) 21-Oct-2018 Other Consumer Durables Generating Revenue
The Loyalist 31-Dec-2015 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
HopSkipDrive 16-Jul-2015 Automotive Generating Revenue
Omaze 06-May-2015 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Mendocino Farms 05-Jun-2012 Restaurants and Bars Profitable
Medico.com 04-Nov-2010 Publishing Startup
Pinterest 21-Aug-2009 Social/Platform Software Profitable
Airbnb 01-Apr-2009 Early Stage VC Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Profitable
WePlay (United States) 18-Jul-2007 Early Stage VC Social Content Generating Revenue

Richard Heitzmann Exits (6)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Airbnb 10-Dec-2020 IPO
Pinterest 18-Apr-2019
Mendocino Farms 13-Nov-2017
WePlay (United States) 21-May-2013
StubHub 13-Feb-2007 Merger/Acquisition
Medico.com Merger/Acquisition

Richard Heitzmann Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Richard Heitzmann FAQs

  • Who is Richard Heitzmann?

    Richard Heitzmann is an angel Investor who has made 12 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Richard Heitzmann?

    Richard Heitzmann is an angel investor.

  • What does Richard Heitzmann do?

    As an angel investor, Richard Heitzmann invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Richard Heitzmann invested in?

    Richard Heitzmann has made numerous investments in companies like Happy Money, Mockingbird (Consumer Durables), and The Loyalist within the Financial Software, Consumer Durables, and Media and Information Services (B2B) industries.

  • What has Richard Heitzmann invested in recently?

    Richard Heitzmann's latest investment was on 05-Sep-2019 in Happy Money, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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