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Rick Zullo

Investor

General Partner at Equal Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $2M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedLeap Services, Inc.Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.Texture

About

Rick Zullo turns failures into a strict prepared‑mind model of months-long research to match theses to startups, builds community for first‑time GPs, and counsels founders with a downturn-tested resilience lens.

Invests in

EnergyInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechRetail Tech

Experience

  1. Equal VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York
  2. LightbankVC2014 — 2018Chicago / NYC
  3. Bowery CapitalMBA Associate2013 — 2014New York, New York, United States
  4. Lightview Capital (formerly known as Red Oak Growth Partners)Associate2012 — 2013New York, New York, United States
  5. Deloitte Consulting - Strategy & OperationsSenior Consultant2007 — 2012

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA) w/ Honors
  2. University of RichmondEconomics (with Honors) / Leadership Studies
  3. The Lawrenceville School

Skills & more

Venture Capital73Business Development53Start-ups56Valuation25Entrepreneurship33Corporate Finance10Market Analysis7Business Analytics6Energy Technology3Smart Grid3E-commerce5New Venture Development5
+12 morePrivate EquityBusiness ModelingBusiness PlanningBusiness IntelligenceMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentValue Chain AnalysisElectric VehiclesSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy

From Rick's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Led

CatalyticExpelNeumobRiskmatchVettery

Board seats

BenchprepDavid EnergyGhostLeapMVMNTOdyssey Energy SolutionsSmarthopSnapsheetStardayThreeflowvQuip

Investor

ClearcoverProject44Rigup

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Equal Ventures