Where does Rick Zullo work?

Rick Zullo is General Partner at Equal Ventures and Board director at Texture and Board director at Leap Services, Inc. and Board director at Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc..

What check size does Rick Zullo write?

Rick Zullo typically writes checks of $2M.

What companies has Rick Zullo invested in?

Investments tracked here include Catalytic, Expel, Neumob, Riskmatch, Vettery, Clearcover, Project44, Rigup.

Where did Rick Zullo go to school?

Rick Zullo studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) w/ Honors); University of Richmond (Economics (with Honors) / Leadership Studies); The Lawrenceville School.

Does Rick Zullo lead rounds?

Yes — Rick Zullo has led 5 tracked investments.

Rick Zullo

Investor

General Partner at Equal Ventures · Board director at Texture · Board director at Leap Services, Inc. · Board director at Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.

New York, New York

Writes $2M checks · typically $1.5M

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

z•••@equal.vcreveal

Invests in

EnergyInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechRetail Tech

Board director at Texture

Intro paths

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In turn, Rick can intro founders to Texture's investors below.

Texture's investors · 6

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2026 Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2025 Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025 Ryze LabsMiami VoLo Earth VenturesSnowmass Village · $2M checks · since 2025 WintermuteLondon

Co-founders at Texture

Sanjiv SanghaviExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Leap Services, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Rick can intro founders to Leap Services, Inc.'s investors below.

Leap Services, Inc.'s investors · 2

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026 Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Leap Services, Inc.

Jared GoldenDirector

Amish . ToliaExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.

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In turn, Rick can intro founders to Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.'s investors below.

Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.'s investors · 2

Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2024 FMOThe Hague

Co-founders at Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc.

Piyush MathurExecutive Officer, Director

Emily McAteerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

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

Skills & more

Venture Capital73Business Development53Start-ups56Valuation25Entrepreneurship33Corporate Finance10Market Analysis7Business Analytics6Energy Technology3Smart Grid3E-commerce5New Venture Development5

+12 more

Private EquityBusiness ModelingBusiness PlanningBusiness IntelligenceMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentValue Chain AnalysisElectric VehiclesSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy

From Rick's professional profile.

Investments

Led

CatalyticExpelNeumobRiskmatchVettery

Board seats

BenchprepDavid EnergyGhostLeapMvmntOdyssey Energy SolutionsSmartHopSnapsheetStarday ThreeflowvQuip

Investor

ClearcoverProject44Rigup

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Equal Ventures

Adam Chadroff

Investor at Equal Ventures

Ali Afridi

Investor at Equal Ventures

Chelsea Zhang

Investor at Equal Ventures

Richard Kerby

Partner at Field Ventures

Sophia Dodd

Investor at Equal Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rick Zullo?: 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.
Where does Rick Zullo work?: Rick Zullo is General Partner at Equal Ventures and Board director at Texture and Board director at Leap Services, Inc. and Board director at Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc..
What does Rick Zullo invest in?: Rick Zullo invests in Energy, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, PropTech, Retail Tech.
What check size does Rick Zullo write?: Rick Zullo typically writes checks of $2M.
What boards does Rick Zullo sit on?: Rick Zullo holds tracked board seats at Benchprep, David Energy, Ghost, Leap, Mvmnt, Odyssey Energy Solutions, SmartHop, Snapsheet, Starday, Threeflow.
What companies has Rick Zullo invested in?: Investments tracked here include Catalytic, Expel, Neumob, Riskmatch, Vettery, Clearcover, Project44, Rigup.
Where did Rick Zullo go to school?: Rick Zullo studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) w/ Honors); University of Richmond (Economics (with Honors) / Leadership Studies); The Lawrenceville School.
Does Rick Zullo lead rounds?: Yes — Rick Zullo has led 5 tracked investments.