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FirstMark Capital

Venture capital

New York · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 33 people tracked

Also known as FirstMark · FirstMark Capital A1 · FirstMark Capital J1 · FirstMark Capital OF · FirstMark Capital P2 · FirstMark Capital R1

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Investment thesis

FirstMark backs exceptional founders early and supports them through company-building via a platform that offers transformative access to networks, customers, and talent. The firm emphasizes long-term partnership, extreme ownership, integrity, and reliability, positioning itself as a founder-aligned partner from a company's earliest days through IPO and beyond. It also invests heavily in building community and connection across its founders, operators, and the broader tech ecosystem.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
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$500K – $8M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Last 12 months
28 investments
AUM
$1B
VC funds
20
Tracked investments
225
Unicorns
25
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
29

Team · 33 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Brian Kempner· General Partner
Eric Cheung· General Partnerin

Founder mafia

4 people who came through FirstMark Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 137 of 225 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×64SaaS ×49Enterprise Software ×40Data & Infrastructure ×21Fintech ×21Consumer ×18Developer Tools ×18E-commerce ×17

HQs:United States×96France×3United Kingdom×3Canada×2Austria×1Brazil×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 85 portfolio companies
45%
solo founders
38 of 85 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 124 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 38 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×382 founders×223 founders×194+ founders×6

Where their founders studiedfrom 110 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7CentraleSupélec ×5Stanford University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4University of Pennsylvania ×4Columbia University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3AngelPad ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 99 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×34Business & Management ×21Engineering ×18Economics ×8Finance & Accounting ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×7Design & Architecture ×6Politics & Policy ×5

Where their founders worked beforefrom 124 founders with career history

Shopify ×4Epic Games ×3Booz & Company ×2Codeanywhere ×2Datadog ×2DeepMind ×2EXE Technologies ×2Facebook ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4Techstars ×2

10 founders hold a PhD · 14 hold an MBA (of 110 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 225 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 232025 · 112024 · 72023 · 92022 · 72021 · 112020 · 32019 · 102018 · 32017 · 22016 · 52015 · 11106 dated

Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Brian Chesky(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNathan Blecharczyk(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inJoe Gebbia(Airbnb Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAllied Venture Partners+57 more

Codexiscodexis.cominNASDAQ: CDXSJun 2019

Codexis provides enzyme engineering and biocatalysis services for RNA and small molecule API manufacturing, offering RNAi/siRNA and enzymatic synthesis solutions to pharmaceutical partners.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRedwood City, US

Gordon Sangster(Executive Officer)inJohn Nicols(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Smith(Director)

BoardThomas Baruch(Director)Pam Cheng(Director)Kathleen Glaub(Director)in

Co-investorsBaruch Future Ventures

Pinterestpinterest.comNYSE: PINS

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.

San Francisco, US

Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder & CEO)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakorAndreessen Horowitz+52 more

Shopifyshopify.caNASDAQ: SHOPOct 2019

Shopify is a commerce platform that enables businesses to build online stores, sell across multiple channels (web, social, marketplace, POS), and manage inventory and orders.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA

Daniel Weinand(Executive Officer)inTobias Lutke(Executive Officer, Director)inTobias Lütke(Founder)inAmy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)inJeff Weiser(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalData TechDraft Ventures LlcFelicis VenturesOMERS VenturesRuna Capital+3 more

StubHubstubhub.com𝕏NYSE: STUB

StubHub operates a global secondary ticketing marketplace under the StubHub and viagogo brands that facilitates transactions between buyers seeking live event tickets and sellers offering inventory.

Eric H. Baker(Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)Mark Streams(Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Legal Officer and Director)

Co-investorsAmakorBessemer Venture PartnersDeclaration PartnersNext Legacy PartnersStaenberg Venture PartnersSecond Avenue Partners

Upwork (formerly oDesk)upwork.comNASDAQ: UPWK

Upwork operates two interconnected digital platforms that match businesses with independent contractors and agency workers: the Upwork Marketplace, a freelance work platform where clients post projects and pay service fees on transactions, and Lifted, an enterprise-focused platform for managing contingent labor across multiple engagement models including contractors, staff augmentation, and outsourcing.

Hayden Brown(Chief Executive Officer)inGiulietta Pezzaniti(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors408 VenturesDag VenturesGarage CapitalGlobespan Capital PartnersJackson Square VenturesMutual Capital Partners+6 more

Dataikudataiku.comin𝕏Jul 2021✓ verified

Dataiku provides an enterprise platform for building, deploying, and governing AI, machine learning, LLMs, and agents across an organization's data and infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Marc Batty(Dataiku Co-Founder)Florian Douetteau(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inThomas Cabrol(Founder)inClément Stenac(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inDaniel Sun(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

BoardMatt Turck(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesAglae VenturesCapitalGDawn CapitalICONIQSerena+9 more

Finegrainfinegrain.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Finegrain builds on-device computer vision and machine learning technology.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsE-commerce

Co-investorsAlven

Fragmentfragment.dev✓ verified

FRAGMENT provides a real-time ledger infrastructure for companies to track and manage online money movement, reducing operational complexity and risk in financial transactions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Co-investorsBoxGroupStripeAvid VenturesGradient VenturesThe Fintech Fund

Investedomaze.comMar 2020✓ verified

Omaze runs prize draws where its community can win luxury homes, supercars, and cash prizes while raising money for charity partners.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Matt Pohlson(Co-founder and CEO)Penni Thow(Director)Nina Sen(Executive Officer)

BoardWyc Grousbeck(Director)Richard Heitzmann(Director)in

Co-investorsCauseway PartnersCrosscut VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFf Venture CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCRSE Ventures+6 more

Macromacro.io✓ verified

Macro is a meeting platform designed to foster authentic self-expression and genuine human connection through playful, inclusive interactions.

Future of WorkSocial

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystUnderscore VCDorm RoomBlackRockGoldman Sachs

Nextmvnextmv.ioin𝕏✓ verifiedAcquired

Nextmv provides a decision automation and optimization platform for developers, delivering optimization and scheduling solutions for logistics, delivery, and similar operational challenges.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPhiladelphia, US

Carolyn Mooney(Founder)inRyan O'Neil(Co-Founder + CTO)in

Co-investorsRTP GlobalY Combinator2048 VenturesDynamo Venturesxfactor ventures

Synthesiasynthesia.ioin𝕏Series A · Apr 2021 · $13M✓ verified

Synthesia is an AI video platform that lets businesses generate videos with AI avatars and agents, aimed at helping organizations train, onboard, and upskill employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

Victor Riparbelli(Co-founder & CEO)inSteffen Tjerrild(Co-Founder & COO/CFO)inLourdes Agapito(Co-Founder)inMatthias Niessner(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAir Street CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsMMC VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+13 more

blispayinDec 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Third-party financing platform for small merchants with minimal onboarding requirements

Baltimore, US

Gregory Wallace Lisiewski(President)

BoardMichael Lyden(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D · $12M raise · filed Jan 2017

Co-investorsCamden Partners

Bluecorebluecore.comin𝕏Feb 2020

Bluecore provides a combined customer data platform and experience orchestration solution for retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, incorporating predictive AI models and AI shopping agents to enable personalized, real-time customer engagement across channels.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York City, US

Fayez Mohamood(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMahmoud Arram(Executive Officer, Director)inMichelle McComb(Executive Officer)in

BoardShivani Tejuja(Director)Justin LaFayette(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersTechstarsFelicis VenturesGeorgianSlauson & Co.

Frameframe.io𝕏Nov 2019

Frame.io is a cloud platform for creative teams to upload and store visual assets, manage projects and tasks, collect frame-accurate feedback on videos and images, and share work through custom-branded presentations.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Emery Wells(Founder)inJohn Traver(Founder)in

BoardVasant Natarajan(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelInsight PartnersKortschak Investments L.P.SignalFireElad GilIndex Ventures+3 more

Graviegravie.comin𝕏Jun 2026 · $29M

Gravie provides health benefits products for small and midsize businesses, including its flagship Comfort level-funded health plan with zero-cost coverage of common services, as well as traditional copay/HSA plans and ICHRA administration.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechMinneapolis, US

Abir Sen(Director)Marek Ciolko(Executive Officer)Marlon Cush(Executive Officer)inDan Schabold(Executive Officer)inSteve Wolin(CEO)inJill Prevost(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalGeneral AtlanticK2 HealthVenturesAtlantic Vantage Point

Highbeamhighbeam.comin𝕏Aug 2025 · $30M

Highbeam is a financial technology company (not a bank) offering banking services, credit, spend management, and AI agents that automate finance tasks like treasury, reporting, and scenario analysis.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechNew York, US

Samir Shergill(Co-founder & CEO)inGautam Gupta(Co-founder)in

BoardJohn Gardner(Director)inRishi Garg(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalMayfield FundVesey VenturesTwo Sigma Ventures

Knewtonknewton.comin𝕏Oct 2015

Knewton Alta provides adaptive courseware for higher education that personalizes learning content and assessments based on real-time student performance data.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York, US

Jose Ferreira(Executive Officer, Director)David Liu(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardHiro Tamura(Director)inRob Stavis(Director)inKevin Comolli(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMosaic VenturesAccel-KKRAtomicoFounders Fund

Newscrednewscred.comAug 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

An AI platform for marketing that helps teams create and optimize digital experiences, run marketing workflows, and personalize customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Asif Rahman(Executive Officer)inShafqat Islam(Executive Officer, Director)inIraj Islam(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian LaRock(Executive Officer)

BoardDoug Pepper(Director)Liron Gitig(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D · $42M raise · filed Sep 2015

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersEscalate Capital PartnersShasta Ventures

Optimus Rideoptimusride.comOct 2016

Miami, US

Jenny Larios Berlin(Executive Officer)Sertac Karaman(Director)inRyan Chin(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalNelstone VenturesTheVentureCityEnergize CapitalFraser McCombs CapitalGreycroft Partners+4 more

Parsley Healthparsleyhealth.cominApr 2018

Parsley Health delivers evidence-based, whole-body functional medicine care through board-certified clinicians trained in functional medicine.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Robin Berzin(Founder & CEO)inRobin Berzin MD(Founder)in

Board seatCatherine Ulrich· per SEC Form D

Co-investors7wire VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpha EdisonAmplo VenturesCorewell Health VenturesEvolution VC Partners+11 more

Schoologyschoology.cominNov 2015

New York, US

Jeremy N. Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardSumeet Jain(Director)inBiswajit Sinha(Director)Glen T Meakem(Director)Brent Chudoba(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsJMI EquityCounterview CapitalIntel Capital

Smartlysmartly.ioinMar 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Smartly provides a data analytics and optimization platform for performance marketing teams managing multi-channel advertising campaigns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSHelsinki, FI

Kristo Ovaska(Founder)inJohn Quinn(Co-President and Treasurer of Issuer)Raphael Crawford-Marks(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Apr 2019

Co-investorsConsenSys MeshLifeline VenturesQuest Venture PartnersVendep CapitalHighland Europe

Starrystarry.com𝕏Dec 2016

Starry provides residential internet service with fixed monthly plans, no long-term contracts, and included WiFi routers, serving both individual homes and multi-unit residential buildings.

ConsumerHardwareNew York, US

Chaitanya Kanojia(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Loveland(Founder)inChristopher Davies(Executive Officer)Kristen Thiede(Executive Officer)Joseph Lipowski(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLee Fixel(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLauder PartnersTiger Global Management

TraceLinktracelink.comNov 2016

Connects with a worldwide network of suppliers, buyers, logistic providers and financial institutions

North Reading, US

Shabbir Dahod(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Mozzer(Executive Officer)

BoardJason Kreuziger(Director)Sean Cantwell(Director)inLawrence D. Lenihan(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalVolition Capital

Tycho AItycho.aiinSeries A · May 2026 · $10M

Tycho.AI builds Voyager, a hardware and software stack for autonomous navigation and edge intelligence that operates in GPS- or comms-denied environments for defense and national security applications.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsCambridge, US

Sertac Karaman(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Kenney(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJamie Goldstein(Director)inRichard D. Clarke(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsPillar VC

Vendeluxvendelux.comNov 2023 · $50M

Vendelux runs an AI-based event intelligence platform that helps B2B teams pick events, book meetings and attribute pipeline.

Long Island City, US

Alexander Reynolds(Executive Officer, Director)inRichard Stefan Deeran(Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCervinEarl Grey CapitalHubSpot VenturesSignalFireTri-Valley VenturesTribeca Venture Partners+5 more

Zilla Securityzillasecurity.comin𝕏Jun 2019 · $13.5M

Idira is an identity security platform providing privileged access management (PAM), machine identity security, and governance for human, machine, and AI agent identities across enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWellesley, US

Nitin Sonawane(Director)

BoardJamie Goldstein(Director)inDeepak Taneja(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAmish Jani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsTola CapitalPillar VC

ActionIQactioniq.comin𝕏acquired by Uniphore

ActionIQ is a composable customer data platform that has been acquired by Uniphore to support AI-driven customer experience orchestration across enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US

ANASTASIOS ARGYROS(Executive Officer, Director)Nitay Joffe(Founder)inTasso Argyros(Founder)in

BoardDOUGLAS LEONE(Director)inCARL SPARKS(Director)inMARTIN CASADO(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBowery CapitalCisco InvestmentsInterlock PartnersMarch Capital Partners+1 more

Ada Supportada.cx

Toronto-based Ada Support builds enterprise AI customer service agents that automate resolution across chat, email, voice and messaging.

Co-investorsAccelBessemer Venture PartnersDMZ VenturesGarage CapitalGiant Ventures Global LlpSpark Capital

Alaffiaalaffia.cominFeb 2026 · $10M

Alaffia invests in and partners with African communities on development projects focused on education, maternal health, and environmental sustainability.

ConsumerImpact & Social Good

Olowo-n'djo Tchala(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew VoicesOssian CapitalTRANSFORMATION CAPITALTwine Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcAperture Venture Capital+3 more

Alaffiaalaffia.aiin𝕏Apr 2024 · $10M

Alaffia builds AI agents for health plans that automate and support the claims lifecycle, including utilization management, payment integrity, and appeals, by ingesting medical records and cross-referencing clinical facts against a plan's policies.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech

TJ Ademiluyi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAperture Venture Capital1984 Ventures Management, LlcGingerbread CapitalRemarkable VenturesTAU VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL+1 more

Alaffia Healthalaffiahealth.cominSeries A · Apr 2024 · $10M

Alaffia offers Autodor, an AI platform that pre-processes prior authorization requests for health plan utilization management teams by extracting clinical data, applying policy-based logic, and generating human-reviewed case summaries.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

TJ Ademiluyi(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Gingerbread CapitalRemarkable VenturesTau VenturesTwine Ventures+5 more

Ascendfly-flat.comJan 2022 · $30M

Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge service that manages flight, hotel, and ground transportation bookings via WhatsApp for frequent travelers, emphasizing rapid response times, proactive disruption handling, and significant cost savings.

Travel & Hospitality

Co-investorsFJ LabsIndex VenturesFirst Round CapitalMischiefNFPSusa Ventures

Ascendjoinascend.comSep 2021 · $5.5M

Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge for frequent business and leisure travelers, offering a human team that books and manages flights, hotels, and ground transport end-to-end via WhatsApp.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsRevUp CapitalExponent CapitalFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesMischiefNFP+1 more

Ascend Ioascend.ioinJan 2022 · $30MDefunct

Ascend was a data engineering platform that provided declarative pipeline technology, unified ingest/transform/orchestration capabilities, and agentic data engineering solutions to help data engineers.

Data & Infrastructure

Praveen Chekuri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelCore Ventures GroupFelicis VenturesWebb Investment NetworkFirst Round CapitalIndex Ventures+4 more

Astronomerastronomer.ioin𝕏Apr 2017

Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCincinnati, US

Ry Walker(Founder)inViraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim Brunk(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Walker(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+11 more

Backflipbackflip.com

Backflip provides fix-and-flip loans and financing to real estate investors, along with free tools to analyze deals, pull comparable sales, and estimate after-repair values.

FintechPropTech

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLiveOak VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Bardeenbardeen.aiinApr 2022

Bardeen is an automation and workflow platform that connects to CRMs, communication, lead generation, and customer success tools to automate repetitive tasks like data entry, outreach, and reporting.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Pascal Weinberger(Executive Officer, Director)inArtem Harutyunyan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardFlorian Leibert(Director)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalHubSpot VenturesInsight Partners10x Group468 CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)

BioDigitalbiodigital.comin𝕏Acquired

BioDigital provides an interactive 3D visualization platform for anatomy, disease, and treatment education that enables educators, clinicians, and patient engagement teams to create and embed customizable health visualizations across digital platforms.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsNYU Innovation Venture Fund

Bonuslybonusly.comin𝕏

Bonusly provides an employee engagement and recognition platform that helps organizations connect their workforce through meaningful recognition tied to company values.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Raphael Crawford-Marks(Founder)in

Co-investorsNext Frontier CapitalPerot JainService Provider CapitalWonder VenturesAccess Venture PartnersAccess Ventures+1 more

Brooklinenbrooklinen.comin𝕏Feb 2017

Brooklinen sells bedding products such as sheets, bed bundles, and related home goods directly to consumers online and through physical stores.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Rich Fulop(Founder)in

BoardAmish Jain(Director)

Co-investorsDorm RoomFreeman SpogliSummit Partners

Clerqclerq.ioOct 2025 · $21M

Clerq is a payment platform that lets businesses accept guaranteed bank-account payments from customers in store or online, reducing card processing fees and chargeback risk.

FintechSaaSNew York, US

Truett Dwyer(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Markowitz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAdam Nelson(Director)Nnamdi Okike(Director)in

Co-investors645 VenturesCoalition OperatorsFikaCommerce VenturesDash FundFika Ventures

Click Houseclickhouse.comin𝕏

ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)inYury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)in

Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalIndex VenturesAdapt VenturesArtisanal VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+11 more

Clickableclickable.comin

Clickable automates marketing data collection and reporting for agencies and brands, integrating data from social, search, CRM, email, and marketing funnel tools to measure ROI and provide customized dashboards.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)

ClickHouseclickhouse.techin𝕏Series C · May 2025 · $350M

ClickHouse is a column-oriented database management system that enables users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersAltimeter CapitalBenchmarkCoatue ManagementRedpoint Ventures+5 more

Cockroach Labscockroachlabs.comin𝕏

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database designed for enterprise applications that require high availability and global scalability.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Spencer Kimball(Founder)inPeter Mattis(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementG SquaredGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelIndex VenturesSV Angel+11 more

cognitops.com 🡭cognitops.comin

CognitOps is a cloud-based platform that layers machine-learning predictive analytics on top of existing warehouse and order management systems to provide labor planning, real-time KPI tracking, and workflow optimization.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAustin, US

Reas Macken(Executive Officer, Director)inOttoniel (Alex) Ramirez(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPeter Christman(Director)inElizabeth Ferreira(Director)

Co-investorsChicago VenturesFlyover CapitalGrid CapitalSchematic VenturesSerena Ventures

Creandumcreandum.comin𝕏

Creandum is a venture capital firm whose team is made up of former operators, founders, engineers, and specialists who back startups and their founders.

Sector Agnostic

Staffan Helgesson(Founder)in

Co-investorsButterfly VenturesCalm/Storm VCCrane Venture PartnersGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Vintage Investment Partners+9 more

Crispcrisp.nlinDec 2025 · $26M

Crisp is a Dutch online supermarket that sells fresh food ordered through an app and delivered across the Netherlands, buying directly from farmers, bakers, fishers and other producers to shorten the supply chain.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMiami, US

Are Traasdahl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Klaassen(Founder)inTom Peeters(Founder)inDag Liodden(Director)

BoardRick Heitzmann(Director)in

Co-investorsKeen Venture PartnersTarget GlobalBlue Cloud VenturesPaine Schwartz PartnersPrologisWellington Management

Crispgocrisp.cominDec 2025

Crisp is an AI-powered platform that enables CPG brands, retailers, and distributors to integrate and share retail data for real-time visibility and optimization of sales and supply chain operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSpringdale, US

Are Traasdahl(CEO/Founder)inDag Liodden(CPO/Founder)in

Co-investorsDnx VenturesEvolution VenturesSwell PartnersBlue Cloud VenturesPaine Schwartz PartnersPrologis+4 more

Crossbeamcrossbeam.comAug 2019 · $12.5M

Crossbeam unifies partner and CRM data to provide ecosystem intelligence for revenue operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPhiladelphia, US

Bob Moore(Founder & CEO)Francis Ryan(Executive Officer, Director)Simon Bouchez(Founder)in

BoardAndrew McLoughlin(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlitzscaling VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedHubSpot VenturesRedpoint VenturesTapestry VC+7 more

Dashlanedashlane.comin𝕏

Dashlane provides a credential security platform that unifies password management and credential protection for businesses.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Emmanuel Schalit(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBernard Liautaud(Director)inAlex Ferrara(Director)inHabib Kairouz(Director)inRick Heitzmann(Director)inJohn Danaher(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesSequoia CapitalBalderton Capital

Daytonadaytona.ioin𝕏Feb 2026 · $24M

Daytona provides a secure, elastic runtime for executing AI-generated code and running agent workflows, offering isolated, programmatically controlled development infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Ivan Burazin(Co-founder & CEO)inVedran Jukić(Co-founder & CTO)inGoran Draganić(Co-founder & Chief Architect)in

Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeFirestreak VenturesSilicon GardensUpfront VenturesDarkmode Venturese2vc+2 more

Demandbasedemandbase.comin𝕏Jul 2015

Demandbase provides an AI-powered B2B intelligence platform that integrates go-to-market data, tools, and execution across the GTM ecosystem.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Golec(Founder)inChristopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)inGabriel Rogol(Chief Executive Officer)Umberto Milletti(Chief Product & Technology Officer)in

BoardAnthony Lee(Director)inStacey Bishop(Director)in

Co-investorsScale Venture PartnersCamber PartnersJackson Square VenturesNewView CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRembrandt Venture Partners+3 more

Digital Currency Groupdcg.coin𝕏

DCG is an investment and operating firm focused on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, managing over 200 equity investments, 50 fund investments, and 30+ token and digital asset holdings across 25+ countries.

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Barry Silbert(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCapitalGGen CapitalK2 GlobalNew York Life VenturesOMERS VenturesRRE Ventures+3 more

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Disconnect provides tracker intelligence that identifies and blocks the data-collection infrastructure used by trackers, data brokers, and ad tech, offering forensic privacy analysis of apps, websites, and trackers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Casey Oppenheim(CEO)Patrick Jackson(CTO)in

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Alaffia Technology SolutionsAppFirstChatIDGuru TechnologiesInVisionAppKepler ScienceRobin PoweredSubkitXariable, Inc.(Acq'd by EMC)AspectAuthenticAveksaBalderton eFrontCloudBody LabsBoomiby Adobe Frame.ioCaramelCartaCoiledConductorDeepFraud TechnologiesDonutDraftkingsEngagioEstuaryEzraEzra AIFrame.ai Acquired by HubspotGradiumHenry AiHereHypercomplyImimobileKasaLagoLedgerLegacyLoopMinervaAIMomentumOmazeOnyx SecurityOrchardParametrixPayoffPhosphorusPlaynomicsPorterPOSHProletariatRecombineRoonSecondmarketSonarSparta

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25 more tracked companies

TextIQTheumaThumaTimberTommy JohnTracebitTubularTubular LabsUnlimitedUnlimited ETFsUpgradeUpworkVacasaValenceVelocityVelocityVelocityVelocityVelocityVelocityVercelVillageSQLWelcome HRWelcome SoftwareWorkstep

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 35

6 IPOs · 29 acquisitions · showing 25

AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBCodexisNASDAQ: CDXSPinterestNYSE: PINSShopifyNASDAQ: SHOPStubHubNYSE: STUBUpwork (formerly oDesk)NASDAQ: UPWKActionIQacq. by UniphoreBoomiacq. by DellCaramelacq. by eBayEngagioacq. by DemandbaseFrameacq. by HubSpotFrame.ai Acquired by Hubspotacq. by HubSpotHypercomplyacq. by SecurityScorecardImimobileacq. by CiscoKlaraacq. by ModMedKlaraacq. by Modernizing Medicine (ModMed)Momentumacq. by SalesforcePhosphorusacq. by KindbodyPlaynomicsacq. by Unity TechnologiesProletariatacq. by Blizzard EntertainmentRecombineacq. by CooperSurgical (The Cooper Companies)Secondmarketacq. by Nasdaq (NASDAQ Private Market)Sense360acq. by MedalliaSkylaracq. by Starco BrandsSymphony Commerceacq. by IgniteTech

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 13

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
FirstMark Capital Opportunity Fund IVLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20230.91x0.91x
FirstMark Capital VILPs: Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20230.98x0.05x
FirstMark Capital Fund VLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20201.45x0.09x
FirstMark Capital Opportunity Fund IIILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20200.78x0.75x
FirstMark Capital Opportunity Fund IILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20182.30x1.66x
FirstMark Capital Fund IVLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20172.31x1.75x
Firstmark Capital Fund IIILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20142.85x2.23x
Firstmark Capital Opportunity Fund ILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20141.83x1.45x
Firstmark Capital Fund IILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20111.66x0.89x
Firstmark Capital Fund ILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma200510.63x8.24x
FirstMark Capital ILPs: Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund200534.0%8.91x8.91x
FirstMark Capital I, L.P. (fka FirstMark IV)LPs: New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund200532.9%9.02x0.07x
FirstMark Capital L.P. (fka FirstMark IV)LPs: New York City Fire Department Pension Fund200532.9%9.02x0.07x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 2

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
Codexis7.8%$13.00Apr 2010$34.8M
Upwork (formerly oDesk)1.2%$15.00Oct 2018$18.3M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

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27 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)

From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has FirstMark Capital made?
FirstMark Capital has 225 tracked investments, 35 of which have exited, including 35 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does FirstMark Capital invest at?
FirstMark Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is FirstMark Capital's typical check size?
FirstMark Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.
What sectors does FirstMark Capital focus on?
FirstMark Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is FirstMark Capital located?
FirstMark Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Does FirstMark Capital lead rounds?
Yes, FirstMark Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does FirstMark Capital co-invest with?
FirstMark Capital most often shares deals with Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ, among 466 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

FirstMark Founder Rick Heitzmann: AMD's potential deal with Meta 'is concerning'

Rick Heitzmann · cnbc.com

Keynote presentation: Rick Heitzmann, FirstMark Capital - AlphaMarket 2025

Alpha Partners · Rick Heitzmann

Meta is accelerating growth but not capturing perceived value: FirstMark Capital's Rick Heitzmann

CNBC Television · Rick Heitzmann

IPO window is open and we're advising companies to go public: FirstMark Capital's Rick Heitzmann

Rick Heitzmann · cnbc.com

Fireside Chat with Raza Habib, CEO of Humanloop, and Matt Turck, Partner at FirstMark Capital

The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck · Matt Turck

Firstmark's Rick Heitzmann offers his tech earnings playbook

CNBC Television · Rick Heitzmann

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Co-investors · 222

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

$540K – $10.8M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

$100K – $10M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.

Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

$500K – $100M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
210 more co-investors

First Round CapitalCoatue ManagementGV (Google Ventures)Spark CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersFounders Circle CapitalFounders FundKhosla VenturesFelicis VenturesFJ LabsKleiner PerkinsBoxGroupIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Balderton CapitalGreenoaksLightspeed Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesNotable CapitalBenchmarkMenlo VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)SignalFireUpfront VenturesCapitalGSerena VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITALCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Long Journey VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gradient VenturesGreycroftBonfire VenturesMaveronRidge VenturesIntel CapitalAccompliceThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Altimeter CapitalVisionaries ClubCoalition OperatorsGreylock PartnersTechstarsUncork CapitalFoundation CapitalB Capital GroupDST GlobalAtomicoGreat Oaks Venture CapitalCanaan PartnersSapphire VenturesOak HC/FTEmergence Capital PartnersBowery CapitalGeneral AtlanticStandard CapitalICONIQ CapitalAcequia Capital (AceCap)Qualcomm VenturesMosaic VenturesAccelerator VenturesJackson Square VenturesLa FamigliaCrosscut VenturesMMC VenturesMotier VenturesDawn CapitalPeterson VenturesContour Venture PartnersBrewer Lane VenturesDynamo VenturesFounder CollectiveDCVC (Data Collective)Sound VenturesEniac VenturesMayfield FundPartech VenturesRRE VenturesFundersClubNextView VenturesBling CapitalSciFi VCForerunner VenturesAccel-KKRSoftBank Vision FundAdditionAmplify PartnersBond Capital ManagementTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundIA VenturesSierra VenturesRevolutionVenrockFoundryGoodwater CapitalHarrison Metal2048 VenturesHanabi CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Bitkraft Esports VenturesTwo Sigma VenturesSocial StartsCostanoa VenturesNextGen Venture Partnersboldstart venturesMarch Capital Partners468 CapitalTribeca Venture PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersJavelin Venture PartnersWork-BenchTorch CapitalFELIX CAPITALGiant Ventures Global Llpxfactor venturesWhite Star CapitalMulticoin CapitalPropeller VCThird Kind Venture CapitalRadical VenturesKaszek VenturesVersion One VenturesG20 VenturesTMVUnderscore VCFrontline VenturesKyber Knight CapitalArkitekt VenturesSchematic VenturesGSR VenturesMana VenturesAlpha EdisonImaginary Venture CapitalSnowflake VenturesBlossom CapitalAnkona CapitalNext Frontier CapitalAtlantic Vantage PointAccess Venture Partners10x GroupVolition CapitalParkway Venture CapitalUnknown VenturesUberKrakenInnovation EndeavorsMadrona Venture GroupMeritech Capital PartnersInovia CapitalStride VCPractical Venture CapitalTrajectory VenturesNot Boring CapitalOperator LPAtlas VentureGustoDCM VenturesBAM VenturesM13Threshold VenturesWGI GroupGeneral PartnershipChemistryBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcFootwork23andMeKearny JacksonRenegade PartnersBrainchild HoldingsDigital Currency GroupComcast VenturesScribble VenturesViola VenturesVine VenturesFreigeist CapitalThe Finger GroupTusk Venture PartnersFounders' Co-opCapital FactoryLocalGlobefirstminute capitalVast VenturesWhat If VenturesBoost VCRubicon Venture Capital20VCTrucks VCWormhole CapitalDefy Partnersmuru-DH.I.G. Growth PartnersF2 Venture CapitalSingularStellation CapitalTeam GlobalXAngeRiverPark VenturesTelescope PartnersBliscePortal VenturesHuron River VenturesGreenPoint PartnersPeterson Venture PartnersPrehypeAphelion CapitalJUXTAPOSE VENTURESCAZ InvestmentsCE Innovation CapitalLUMA Capital Partners VentureRittenhouse Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside FirstMark Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with FirstMark Capital's recorded portfolio.

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