Rick Heitzmann

Founder and Partner
FirstMark Capital

Rick Heitzmann, Founder + Partner at FirstMark, focuses on consumer and enterprise investments in commerce (StubHub, acquired by eBay), gaming (Riot Games, acquired by Tencent), advertising technology (Tapad, acquired by Telenor), media (Pinterest, NYSE: PINS), sports (DraftKings, NASDAQ: DKNG), and more. Prior to FirstMark, Rick was a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage which he helped grow and sell to First American (NYSE: FAF). In 2020 + 2021, Rick was named to the Forbes’ Midas List as one of the world’s top venture capitalists. He serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association. Rick holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.