Richard Heitzmann Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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12
- Portfolio
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5
- Exits
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6

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
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- New York, NY
- United States
Richard Heitzmann Investments (12)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 | |||
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 |
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Airbnb | 10-Dec-2020 | IPO | |
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
Richard Heitzmann FAQs
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Who is Richard Heitzmann?
Richard Heitzmann is an angel Investor who has made 12 investments.
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What kind of investor is Richard Heitzmann?
Richard Heitzmann is an angel investor.
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What does Richard Heitzmann do?
As an angel investor, Richard Heitzmann invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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