Rick Heitzmann
Rick Heitzmann is a co-founder and partner at FirstMark, focusing on technology investments in consumer applications, marketplaces, healthcare, software, and gaming. He previously founded First Advantage and has led investments in companies like Pinterest, Riot Games, and DraftKings.
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- First Advantage · Founder
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- FirstMark · Co-Founder and PartnerNow
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Who is Rick Heitzmann?
Rick Heitzmann is a co-founder and partner at FirstMark, focusing on technology investments in consumer applications, marketplaces, healthcare, software, and gaming. He previously founded First Advantage and has led investments in companies like Pinterest, Riot Games, and DraftKings.
How much does Rick Heitzmann invest?
Rick Heitzmann invests through FirstMark, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Rick Heitzmann?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Rick in the subject. A warm intro from a founder FirstMark backed works better.
What did Rick Heitzmann do before FirstMark?
Founder at First Advantage.
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