Rick R. Heitzmann
Chief Executive Officer at FirstMark Acquisition Corp. III
Profile
Rick R.
Heitzmann is the founder and currently holds multiple positions.
He is the founder of FirstMark Capital LLC, which was founded in 1996, where he holds the title of Partner.
He is also currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at FirstMark Acquisition Corp.
II and FirstMark Acquisition Corp.
III, both of which he joined in 2020.
Additionally, he serves as a Director at HowGood, Inc., Tubular Labs, Inc., Aura Financial Corp., Proletariat, Inc., Knozen, Inc., Unidad Editorial SA, Orchard Technologies, Inc., Dashlane, Inc., Omaze, Inc., New York Venture Capital Association, Inc., HopSkipDrive, Inc., Roman Health Ventures, Inc., and ReWoven, Inc. In his former positions, Mr. Heitzmann served as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
in 2020.
He was also a Director at MTM Technologies, Inc. from 2004 to 2008 and at US Search, Inc. from 2001 to 2003, where he held the title of Director & Senior VP-Corporate Development.
He has also held director positions at Pinterest, Inc., Symphony Commerce, Inc., Emergent Payments, Inc., Tapad, Inc., Turiya Media, Inc., DraftKings, Inc., and Corelogic US, Inc. He was a Principal at Riot Games, Inc. and a Senior Vice President-Corporate Development at First Advantage Corp.
from 2003 to 2004.
Mr. Heitzmann's education includes an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Rick R. Heitzmann active positions
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FirstMark Capital LLC
 FirstMark Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 1995-12-31 |
Dashlane, Inc.
 Dashlane, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dashlane, Inc. engages in the provision of password manager and digital wallet applications. It offers form auto fill, password generator, and password changer. The company was founded by Bernard Liautaud, Alexis Fogel, Jean Guillou, and Guillaume Maron in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Tubular Labs, Inc.
 Tubular Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tubular Labs, Inc. provides cross-platform video analytics and intelligence software. The firms products include enterprise intelligence, profiles and leaderboards, youtube dashboard, and custom solutions. It provides marketing and analytics tools that help brands increase and engage with their audience through online. The company was founded by Robert L. Gabel and Allison Stern on June 21, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Unidad Editorial SA
 Unidad Editorial SA Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Unidad Editorial SA publishes newspapers and magazines. It publishes the second-largest national newspaper of Spain, El Mundo. It also publishes books through its unit, La Esfera de Los Libros, besides providing digital radio, television and online newspaper services. The company has partnered with Nortel to make 'El Mundo' content available over wireless devices. Unidad Editorial was founded in 1989 and is located in Madrid, Spain. | Director/Board Member | - |
Knozen, Inc.
 Knozen, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Knozen, Inc. provides internet related services. It creates the personality platform for the internet a personality model and API that will create and enable an entire class of human-understanding technologies. The firm applies hard computer science to the soft stuff of personality in order to discover, explore, and display the world's personalities. The company was founded by Marc Cenedella and Thibault Le Conte in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Aura Financial Corp.
 Aura Financial Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
HopSkipDrive, Inc.
 HopSkipDrive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HopSkipDrive, Inc. engages in the provision of ridesharing services for students. The company was founded by Carolyn Yashari Becher, Janelle McGlothlin, and Joanna McFarland on November 16, 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Orchard Technologies, Inc.
 Orchard Technologies, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Orchard Technologies, Inc. simplifies the process of buying a new home with their Move First and Offer Boost real estate services. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Courtland B. Cunningham, Phil DeGisi, and Court Cunningham, with Courtland B. Cunningham, Courtland B. Cunningham, and Court Cunningham serving as CEOs since incorporation. These services allow customers to purchase a new home with cash offers before selling their old ones, making the process simple and stress-free. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-09 |
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Training of Rick R. Heitzmann
| Georgetown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| PINTEREST, INC. | Technology Services |
| FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 26 |
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MTM Technologies, Inc.
 MTM Technologies, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services MTM Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of disruption solution and managed services. Its solutions include cloud and digital infrastructure, virtualization, and security. The company was founded on May 12, 1986 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Distribution Services |
US Search, Inc.
 US Search, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services US Search, Inc. provides online people search and background check services. Its technology has helped millions of customers locate hard-to-find friends, relatives and others. The firm beyond providing current addresses and phone numbers, helps customers gain peace of mind regarding other individuals through background checks, criminal records and more. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA. | Technology Services |
Corelogic US, Inc.
 Corelogic US, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services First Advantage Corp. provides on-line information and screening services for businesses. It offers employer, tax & litigation consulting, due diligence, transportation, data recovery, credit & related, lead generation services. First Advantage serves mortgage lenders, automobile dealerships, real estate investment trusts, and property management companies. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Poway, CA. | Technology Services |
Symphony Commerce, Inc.
 Symphony Commerce, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Symphony Commerce, Inc. provides online shopping services. The firm offers eCommerce solutions to brand designers, innovators and business entrepreneurs. It delivers enterprise level commerce as a service to fastest growing brands. The company was founded by Henry Kim and Harish Abbott on November 15, 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Retail Trade |
HowGood, Inc.
 HowGood, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HowGood, Inc. operates an online platform tool for cost rating of consumer food products. It provides the market cost and information of food products on selected groceries and supermarket stores by gathering of data and analytics to farmers, suppliers, non-government organizations, academics, scientists, and grocers. The company was founded by Arthur Gillett and Alexander Gillett in 2007 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Technology Services |
Tubular Labs, Inc.
Tubular Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tubular Labs, Inc. provides cross-platform video analytics and intelligence software. The firms products include enterprise intelligence, profiles and leaderboards, youtube dashboard, and custom solutions. It provides marketing and analytics tools that help brands increase and engage with their audience through online. The company was founded by Robert L. Gabel and Allison Stern on June 21, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Aura Financial Corp.
Aura Financial Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Proletariat, Inc.
 Proletariat, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Proletariat, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development of computer games. The company was founded by Seth Sivak, William Daniel Ogles, Jesse Kurlancheek, Joe Mukai, and Damon Iannuzzelli in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Knozen, Inc.
Knozen, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Knozen, Inc. provides internet related services. It creates the personality platform for the internet a personality model and API that will create and enable an entire class of human-understanding technologies. The firm applies hard computer science to the soft stuff of personality in order to discover, explore, and display the world's personalities. The company was founded by Marc Cenedella and Thibault Le Conte in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Unidad Editorial SA
Unidad Editorial SA Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Unidad Editorial SA publishes newspapers and magazines. It publishes the second-largest national newspaper of Spain, El Mundo. It also publishes books through its unit, La Esfera de Los Libros, besides providing digital radio, television and online newspaper services. The company has partnered with Nortel to make 'El Mundo' content available over wireless devices. Unidad Editorial was founded in 1989 and is located in Madrid, Spain. | Consumer Services |
Orchard Technologies, Inc.
Orchard Technologies, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Orchard Technologies, Inc. simplifies the process of buying a new home with their Move First and Offer Boost real estate services. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Courtland B. Cunningham, Phil DeGisi, and Court Cunningham, with Courtland B. Cunningham, Courtland B. Cunningham, and Court Cunningham serving as CEOs since incorporation. These services allow customers to purchase a new home with cash offers before selling their old ones, making the process simple and stress-free. | Finance |
FirstMark Capital LLC
FirstMark Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Emergent Payments, Inc.
 Emergent Payments, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Emergent Payments, Inc. provides online payment services. The company was founded by Brent de Jong, Mitchell Davis and Andrew Schneider in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Riot Games, Inc.
 Riot Games, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Riot Games, Inc. develops and publishes video games. It offers competitive, PvP multiplayer online battle arena, and online games. The company was founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Tapad, Inc.
 Tapad, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Tapad, Inc. provides mobile advertising network services. The firm offers The device graph which allow marketers to understand, monetize, and measure their audience in a unified way across all connected devices. It also provides advertising solutions, creative showcase, data solutions, programmatic advertising, and cross-device attribution. The company was founded by Dag Liodden and Are H. Traasdahl in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Turiya Media, Inc.
 Turiya Media, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Turiya Media, Inc. provided predictive analytics to the social gaming industry. The company was founded by Chethan Ramachandran, John Cheng and Dick Tsur in 2009 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Dashlane, Inc.
Dashlane, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dashlane, Inc. engages in the provision of password manager and digital wallet applications. It offers form auto fill, password generator, and password changer. The company was founded by Bernard Liautaud, Alexis Fogel, Jean Guillou, and Guillaume Maron in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
DraftKings, Inc. /Old/
 DraftKings, Inc. /Old/ Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services DraftKings, Inc. provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes. The firm's games are structured under salary cap format and new contests are offered every day with instantaneous payouts. Its sports competitions are held across baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. The company was founded by Jason Robins, Paul Liberman, and Matthew Kalish in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consumer Services |
| New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | |
HopSkipDrive, Inc.
HopSkipDrive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HopSkipDrive, Inc. engages in the provision of ridesharing services for students. The company was founded by Carolyn Yashari Becher, Janelle McGlothlin, and Joanna McFarland on November 16, 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Roman Health Ventures, Inc.
 Roman Health Ventures, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Roman Health Ventures, Inc. engages in the provision and development of technology platform for the healthcare industry. Its product enables customers to connect with a doctor and get treatment when and where they need it. The company was founded by Zachariah Reitano, Saman Rahmanian, and Robert Schutz in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
ReWoven, Inc.
 ReWoven, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade ReWoven, Inc. engages in the provision of disposable underwear that offers leak-free protection. Its product provides modern fit, ultra absorbent, and fresh and clean protection. The company was founded by William Herlands and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Retail Trade |
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
 FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. Its business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, and reorganization. The company was founded on August 13, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
FirstMark Acquisition Corp. II
 FirstMark Acquisition Corp. II Financial ConglomeratesFinance FirstMark Acquisition Corp. II operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on February 8, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
FirstMark Acquisition Corp. III
 FirstMark Acquisition Corp. III Financial ConglomeratesFinance FirstMark Acquisition Corp. III is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded in February 18, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Omaze, Inc.
 Omaze, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Omaze, Inc. engages in operation of an online fundraising platform to raise money and awareness for causes. It provides cars, entertainment, and travels. The company was founded by Matt Pohlson and Ryan Cummins in 2012 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA. | Commercial Services |
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