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Ed Zimmerman
InvestorFounding Partner at First Close Partners · Venture Partner; Founding Partner, First Close Partners at 2050 · LP and Advisory Board Member at Ada Ventures
New York
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About
Ed Zimmerman is an LP and member of Ada Ventures' advisory board since 2019. He cofounded and chairs the Emerging Companies / Venture Capital group at US law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP, has taught venture capital as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, and cofounded First Close Partners, a venture capital fund of funds. He and his wife Betsy Zimmerman have invested in over 100 VC funds and, as angels, in more than 170 startups; he also cofounded and leads the VentureCrush event series for startups and venture investors.
Experience
- First Close PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- The Historic FundCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Ada VenturesMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Fisk UniversityBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
- Black Women Talk TechBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Center for Policing EquityInterim Chair (Previously Vice Chair), Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Lowenstein Sandler LLPCo-Founder / Chair, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (fka Tech Group)current1992 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ForbesContributing Writercurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The Wall Street JournalPanel of Expertscurrent2012 — present
- VentureCrush (fka First Growth Venture Network, aka VentureCrushFG)Founder & Chaircurrent2000 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GrapeArborVCFounder/Co-Leadcurrent2006 — present
- Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Faculty (Venture Capital & Angel Investing)current2005 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AngelVineVCFounder & Chaircurrent2002 — present
- Harvey Mudd CollegeMember Board Of Trustees2018 — 2020Claremont, CA
- HAPI FoundationFounder/Chairman2002 — 2012
- Rutgers UniversityAdjunct Professor1995 — 2004
- PsychotroutBand Manager1988 — 1989Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Haverford College LibrariesFront Desk Staff1985 — 1989Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Wawa, Inc.Counter Staff1987 — 1988Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
- Casanova Landscaping & CementWeed Whacker1985Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Bell's BagelsBagel Packer1984 — 1985Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Joe's South Shore DeliHead Bus Boy1984Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Redwood DrugstoreStockboy1980Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Self EmployedDog Walker1978 — 1979Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Skills & more
Start-up Ventures2Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)2Corporate GovernanceVenture Capital99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Fundraising49Angel Investing64Business Planning22Investments19Non-profits3Mergers3
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Investments
Investor
CoverDelectableFlatiron HealthGuavaRewind MeShine.frSPOKEThe VendryWellCapped
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at First Close Partners
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Cyril BertrandScout
Managing Partner at XAnge
Nikhil ShahScout
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal at India Internet Fund
Andrew Parker
An unabashed tech geek living in Hawaii
Check Warner
Partner at Ada Ventures
Geoff Yang
Co-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
Investors connected to Ed in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ed Zimmerman?
- Ed Zimmerman is an LP and member of Ada Ventures' advisory board since 2019. He cofounded and chairs the Emerging Companies / Venture Capital group at US law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP, has taught venture capital as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, and cofounded First Close Partners, a venture capital fund of funds. He and his wife Betsy Zimmerman have invested in over 100 VC funds and, as angels, in more than 170 startups; he also cofounded and leads the VentureCrush event series for startups and venture investors.
- Where does Ed Zimmerman work?
- Ed Zimmerman is Founding Partner at First Close Partners.
- What companies has Ed Zimmerman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cover, Delectable, Flatiron Health, Guava, Rewind Me, Shine.fr, SPOKE, The Vendry, WellCapped.
- Where did Ed Zimmerman go to school?
- Ed Zimmerman studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (JD, Law); Haverford College (BA, Sociology and Anthropology).
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