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Adam J. Plotkin

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Board director at Sure · Former Partner at Ff Venture Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Adam J. Plotkin is an independent venture capitalist who served as a Partner at ff Venture Capital from 2014 to 2023, where he held director or board observer positions at over 15 portfolio companies across seed-stage investments. His career includes experience as a hedge fund investor focusing on macro trends and distressed debt, a founding team member at a startup insurance company, and early-stage work in leveraged finance at Goldman Sachs. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and multiple degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and serves as a Trustee of the Pingry School.

Board director at Sure

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Sure's investors · 10

AAF Management Ltd.Washington · since 2017Assurant VenturesAtlanta · $250K – $3M checks · since 2017Cohen CircleNew York · since 2017Declaration PartnersBethesda · since 2017Ff Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checks · since 2017KinnevikStockholm · since 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2017Montage VenturesMenlo Park · $4M checks · since 2017W. R. BerkleyGreenwich · since 2021WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Sure

WSWayne Slavin
Wayne SlavinCEO

Experience

  1. ff Venture CapitalPartner2013 — 2023New York, NY
  2. Adam J PlotkinIndependent Investor and Consultant2009 — 2013New York, NY
  3. Assura Group of New YorkDirector of Business Development2009 — 2011
  4. Lake Baldwin ManagementVice President2006 — 2009Princeton, NJ
  5. Harbert Management CorporationSenior Analyst/Director of Investments2004 — 2005New York, NY
  6. Credit SuisseSummer Associate2003New York, NY
  7. Goldman SachsAnalyst1998 — 2000
  8. EnronSummer Analyst1997

Skills & more

Strategy19Investment ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPrivate Equity54Hedge Funds15Investments39Bonds5Special Situations3Securities9Leveraged Finance6High Yield1Structured Finance7
+12 moreFixed IncomeFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceCredit DerivativesSecuritizationCredit AnalysisCreditStructuredPortfolio ManagementStructuringDebtFundamental Research

Languages English · French

From Adam's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Rhino LabsBoard seat

via Ff Venture Capital · filed Jun 2017 · $1.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Arvind GuptaScout
Partner at Mayfield Fund
Jenny FieldingScout
Founder & General Partner at Everywhere Ventures
Kingsley AdvaniScout
Partner at ChainFund Capital
Mariusz AdamskiScout
General Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Alex Fiance
Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Kairos HQ
Alex Katz
General Counsel at Ff Venture Capital
Amanda Rodrigues
Principal at Ff Venture Capital
Andrew Hong
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Bobby Guthrie II
Associate at Ff Venture Capital
Conor Webb
Investor at TenOneTen Ventures
Denys Gurak
General Partner at MITS Lightning
Florin Mihoc
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam J. Plotkin?
Adam J. Plotkin is an independent venture capitalist who served as a Partner at ff Venture Capital from 2014 to 2023, where he held director or board observer positions at over 15 portfolio companies across seed-stage investments. His career includes experience as a hedge fund investor focusing on macro trends and distressed debt, a founding team member at a startup insurance company, and early-stage work in leveraged finance at Goldman Sachs. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and multiple degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and serves as a Trustee of the Pingry School.
Where does Adam J. Plotkin work?
Adam J. Plotkin is Board director at Sure.
What check size does Adam J. Plotkin write?
Adam J. Plotkin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Adam J. Plotkin sit on?
Adam J. Plotkin holds tracked board seats at Rhino Labs.
What companies has Adam J. Plotkin invested in?
Investments tracked here include Burro, Cardflight, Drop, HoneyBee, New Age Meats, Rhino, StoryFit, Tensorflight, Vertoe.
Where did Adam J. Plotkin go to school?
Adam J. Plotkin studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Pennsylvania (BA/BSEcon/BAS, Math/French/Finance/Systems); The Pingry School.

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