| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.03.2023 | Announcing the 2023 MAD (Machine Learning, Artificial Intell... | The annual MAD (Machine Learning, AI and Data) landscape for 2023 is now LIVE!
The MAD Landscape is... |
| 10.03.2023 | Chartbeat acquires Tubular Labs
/ 03.06.23
All News
Tubul... | Tubular Labs has been acquired by Chartbeat, a leading content analytics software platform backed by... |
| 01.03.2023 | Bonusly Announces $18.8M Series B Funding
/ 02.28.23
All N... | Bonusly has raised $18.8M to help employees get recognized for quality work.
CEO Raphael Crawford-M... |
| 01.03.2023 | EvolutionIQ Raises $7M In Series B Funding At $200M+ Valuati... | EvolutionIQ, the market-leading AI-powered Claims Guidance platform for Disability, Workers’ Compens... |
| 26.02.2023 | Parametrix Launches ILS Report & Cloud-in-a-Box to Secur... | Parametrix Insurance has released their ILS report and is introducing a revolutionary new product:
... |
| 26.02.2023 | Synthesia Named 2nd Fastest-Growing Product Globally
/ 02.1... | Synthesia has been named the 2nd fastest-growing product globally by G2.
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The platform enables us... |
| 26.02.2023 | Highbeam Partners with TriplePoint to Provide Credit to E-co... | Highbeam, a startup that provides banking features, credit and cash flow insights to e-commerce cust... |
| 12.02.2023 | ANGEL: FirstMark’s Rick Heitzmann on shaking off the bull ru... | ANGEL: FirstMark’s Rick Heitzmann on shaking off the bull run, “shock absorbers,” and more—
Watch t... |
| 22.01.2023 | SurrealDB Raises $6M for its Database-as-a-Service Offering
... | SurrealDB raises $6M for its database-as-a-service offering —
Read the full article from TechCrunch... |
| 22.01.2023 | New Ro App Helps Patients Conveniently and Effectively Achie... | Ro launches an iOS app to give patients the most convenient and effective way to achieve their healt... |
| 22.01.2023 | Dataiku Announces $200 Million Investment
Dataiku / 12.13.2... | Dataiku announces $200 Million Series F funding — read the full announcement here.
“Enterprises ove... |
| 22.01.2023 | Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
Wired / 1... | Wired covers Ledger’s launch of Stax, a brand new hardware wallet designed by the creator of the iPo... |
| 29.10.2022 | HyperComply Raises Series A to “Get Rid of Security Question... | Betakit cover’s HyperComply’s Series A financing – read the full announcement here.
HyperComply co-... |
| 20.09.2022 | Zilla Security Announces Series A
TechCrunch / 09.01.22
Al... | Read full coverage of the Zilla Security Series A in TechCrunch here
Identity is a big part of any ... |
| 20.09.2022 | Welcome Acquired by BambooHR
Welcome Blog / 09.07.22
All N... | FirstMark-backed Welcome announces it is joining forces with the Bamboo HR team. This post was origi... |
| 20.09.2022 | Highbeam inks $7M to shine light on e-commerce-specific bank... | TechCrunch covers Highbeam’s $7M Seed round here
Highbeam, a New York-based neobank built for peopl... |
| 20.09.2022 | Roon wants to educate patients with freshly sourced info on ... | Roon’s $7.5M Seed financing is covered by TechCrunch here
As individuals try to manage medical info... |
| 21.07.2022 | Robin Raises $30M Series C to Power the Future of Work
Tech... | FirstMark-backed Robin is building the definitive platform to power the future of hybrid work. TechC... |
| 21.07.2022 | Announcing our Newest Funds, FirstMark VI and OF IV, with $1... | We are excited to announce the closing of our newest funds, FirstMark Capital VI and FirstMark Capit... |
| 11.07.2022 | FirstMark’s Beth Ferreira on the Data Unlocked Podcast
Data... | FirstMark General Partner Beth Ferreira interviewed on the Data Unlocked podast, available on YouTub... |
| 11.07.2022 | HopSkipDrive Co-Founder & CEO Named EY Entrepreneur of t... | Joanna Newman McFarland, Cofounder/CEO of HopSkipDrive, was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year Los An... |
| 11.07.2022 | FirstMark’s Amish Jani Again Named Top Seed Investor by Insi... | FirstMark General Partner Amish Jani was again named to Insider’s The Seed 100, “top 100 seed ventur... |
| 11.07.2022 | Blizzard Entertainment Acquires FirstMark-Backed Proletariat... | This post was originally shared by Proletariat’s Cofounder & CEO, Seth Sivak, here.
Today Prole... |
| 11.07.2022 | Bardeen, the Browser-Based Automation Platform, Raises $15M ... | News of Bardeen’s $15M Series A was broken on TechCrunch here, To learn more about the power of the ... |
| 11.07.2022 | Male Fertility Breakout Legacy Raises $25M Series B
Axios /... | Coverage of the $25M Series B financing for Legacy was broken on Axios here.
Legacy, the celebrity-... |
| 09.05.2022 | EvolutionIQ Raises $21M Series A
/ 04.12.22
All News
“Pro... | “Processing claims at scale presents a challenge for insurers, particularly where the claims entail ... |
| 09.05.2022 | Rick Heitzmann Named to Midas List for 3rd Consecutive Year
... | FirstMark is excited to congratulate our Cofounder and Managing Partner, Rick Heitzmann, for being n... |
| 10.04.2022 | Dataiku Hires CFO, Hits $150 Million Revenue As Execs Talk I... | “Dataiku, a provider of data science software, is revealing its revenue for the first time and says ... |
| 10.04.2022 | Helium Raises $200M, Changes to Nova Labs, Hits $1.2B Valuat... | “Helium Inc., the creator of a blockchain that powers a decentralized wireless network, raised $200 ... |
| 30.03.2022 | Gravie Raises $75M Series E to Continue Fueling Breakout Gro... | “Gravie, a leading health benefits company, announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Seri... |
| 30.03.2022 | Announcing Our Investment in Quickwit
VentureBeat / 03.10.2... | “Search plays a fundamental role in just about every modern application, from Amazon and Netflix, to... |
| 02.03.2022 | ModMed Acquires FirstMark-Backed Klara, the Practice & P... | This announcement originally posted on Klara’s blog.
ModMed® Acquires Maker of the Klara® Practice ... |
| 02.03.2022 | Ro Raises $150M, Hits $7B Valuation, & Forges Ahead
Ro ... | “At Ro, we believe that most of the problems in our healthcare system stem from one single underlyin... |
| 17.02.2022 | We’re Growing FirstMark’s Talent Team — Join Us!
FirstMark ... | FirstMark is hiring two Talent Associates focused on Engineering and Executive recruiting
FirstMark... |
| 20.01.2022 | Announcing Our Investment in Softr
VentureBeat / 01.18.22
... | The burgeoning no-code/low-code movement is showing little sign of slowing down, with companies acro... |
| 20.01.2022 | Announcing Our Investment in Sastrify
Sastrify / 01.13.22
... | “The new year is starting strong for Sastrify with another successful fundraising event. Our team is... |
| 20.01.2022 | Workit Health Shares Story Nationally on TODAY Show, Reaches... | “The 3rd Hour of TODAY is shining a light on two friends, Lisa McLaughlin and Robin McIntosh, who cr... |
| 19.11.2021 | Workit Health Raises $118 Million Series C
Workit Health / ... | Workit Health, the nation’s leading provider of virtual substance use disorder treatment, today anno... |
| 07.10.2021 | WNBA Players to Get Free Fertility Testing through Modern Fe... | WNBA players will get free access to fertility testing services, furthering the leading position of ... |
| 07.10.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in Estuary
VentureBeat / 10.06.21... | Data may well be world’s most valuable resource today, given the role it plays in driving all manner... |
| 07.10.2021 | Starry, Inc. to Go Public in Business Combination with First... | Original press release and additional details available at starry.com/investors.
Starry, Inc. to Go... |
| 06.10.2021 | Red Hot: The 2021 Machine Learning, AI and Data (MAD) Landsc... | It’s been a hot, hot year in the world of data, machine learning and AI.
Just when you thought it c... |
| 04.10.2021 | “What I Wish I’d Known Earlier” Engineering Leadership Lesso... | Bryan Helming is the Co-Founder and CTO of Zapier, the no-code breakout company that provides “easy ... |
| 21.09.2021 | Discord Valued at $15 Billion After New Funding
Bloomberg /... | Discord Inc. raised $500 million in a new round of financing, according to a spokesperson for the po... |
| 17.09.2021 | Omaze Announces $85M Series C To Continue Record Growth And ... | Today, Omaze, the leading social impact fundraising platform that offers the chance to win once-in-a... |
| 17.09.2021 | Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial ... | Ascend on Wednesday announced a $5.5 million seed round to further its insurance payments platform t... |
| 17.09.2021 | Aim Lab maker Statespace raises $50M for game and health per... | Statespace scored big with its game aiming and health training programs, and that has enabled it to ... |
| 15.09.2021 | Orchard Reaches $1 Billion Unicorn Valuation
Bloomberg / 09... | Orchard, which offers cash to homebuyers upfront so they can purchase a new residence before selling... |
| 12.08.2021 | HopSkipDrive Raises $25M Series C to Invest in Electrificati... | Students around the country are about to return to school after the summer holiday, and they’re doin... |
| 12.08.2021 | Upgrade Closes $105 Million Series E Round at $3.325 Billion... | Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consume... |
| 06.08.2021 | Dataiku Raises $400M Series E to Unleash Everyday AI
Dataik... | “AI is starting to deliver on its potential” — it feels like years that people have been singing var... |
| 06.08.2021 | Bluecore Raises $125M Series E with a $1B Valuation
TechCru... | During the pandemic, especially when we were in lock down, just about every retailer had to build it... |
| 28.07.2021 | Pendo Raises $150M Series F to Support Chief Product Officer... | Pendo, a startup that helps companies develop better software products, has raised $150 million at a... |
| 23.07.2021 | Sompo signs strategic collaboration with Parametrix to insur... | Japanese insurance giant Sompo has launched a new insurance product to insure e-commerce stores on p... |
| 23.07.2021 | Congratulations x.ai! Acquired by Bizzabo
x.ai / 06.07.21
... | “Today, x.ai is an essential tool for individuals and teams across industries in more than 200 count... |
| 22.07.2021 | Sketchfab is Joining the Epic Games Family
Epic Games / 07.... | “We are excited to announce that today Sketchfab has joined the Epic Games family.
Sketchfab makes ... |
| 22.07.2021 | Loop Raises $65M Series B to Redefine Returns
Loop / 07.21.... | “Big news: we just raised $65M in our series B funding! The round was led by CRV, along with Shopify... |
| 16.06.2021 | InVision Launches the New Freehand
InVision / 06.15.21
All... | InVision is launching a brand new Freehand, available to even more people with a new, curated experi... |
| 08.06.2021 | Congratulations x.ai! Acquired by Bizzabo
x.ai / 06.07.21
... | “Today, x.ai is an essential tool for individuals and teams across industries in more than 200 count... |
| 28.05.2021 | Congratulations Text IQ! Acquired by Relativity
Matt Turck ... | “A couple of years ago, FirstMark led the Series A of Text IQ, an impressive AI startup focused on t... |
| 27.05.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in Parametrix
Amish Jani / 05.26.... | We’re thrilled to welcome Parametrix Insurance to the FirstMark portfolio!
In an era when software ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Ro Acquires Modern Fertility to Accelerate Women’s Health
R... | “Earlier this year, I received an email from someone I deeply trust that started with, ‘As you know,... |
| 08.05.2021 | Ada Soars to $1.2 Billion After Raising a $120M Series C
Bl... | Toronto-based Ada works with clients such as Facebook Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. to hel... |
| 07.05.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in CognitOps
CognitOps / 05.06.21... | “CognitOps, a global provider of artificial intelligence-based warehouse operating applications, ann... |
| 05.05.2021 | FirstMark is growing our team!
FirstMark / 05.04.21
All Ne... | About FirstMark
FirstMark is looking for a talented IR & Operations Associate to join our team ... |
| 29.04.2021 | Roman Enters 4,600+ Walmart Stores in First Retail Partnersh... | “When picking digitally native brands for their shelves, wholesale retailers have recently found hea... |
| 29.04.2021 | Digital Currency Group recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most ... | Congratulations to FirstMark-based Digital Currency Group for being recognized on the TIME100 Most I... |
| 27.04.2021 | FirstMark Companies in the Forbes AI 50
Forbes / 04.26.21
... | Congrats to the FirstMark family companies appearing on the Forbes AI 50, a list of the most promisi... |
| 21.04.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in Synthesia
Matt Turck / 04.20.2... | “We all have insatiable appetite for video, both in our personal and professional lives. Time and ag... |
| 16.04.2021 | Rick Heitzmann Named to The Midas List
Forbes / 04.15.21
A... | Congratulations to Partner Rick Heitzmann for being named to The Midas List for the second straight ... |
| 16.04.2021 | Amish Jani Named to the Seed 100
INSIDER / 04.15.21
All Ne... | Congratulations to Partner Amish Jani on being named to the The Seed 100, a list of the top 100 VCs ... |
| 15.04.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in Legacy
INSIDER / 04.14.21
All... | “Legacy (YC S’19), the premier digital fertility clinic for men, today announced $10M in Series A fu... |
| 08.04.2021 | Office Pass by Robin Powers Return to Work
Business Wire / ... | “Robin, the first workplace platform that puts people before places, today launched Office Pass to p... |
| 10.02.2021 | nextmv Raises $8M Series A To Scale Distribution
Matt Turck... | “The time has come to take decision science to the mainstream, and this is exactly what nextmv is do... |
| 04.02.2021 | Announcing Our Investment in WorkStep
TechCrunch / 02.03.21... | “Finding, and retaining, frontline workers has likely never been as critical as it is in these pande... |
| 29.01.2021 | x.ai Adds Scheduling Support for 55 Languages
PRWeb / 11.17... | “x.ai, the leading meeting scheduling tool for individuals and teams, today announced a major update... |
| 14.01.2021 | Cockroach Labs Raises $160M Series E To Accelerate Product D... | “Database startup Cockroach Labs Inc. has achieved unicorn status after raising $160 million at a $2... |
| 14.01.2021 | FirstMark Companies in the 100 Best Places To Work in NYC 20... | Congrats to the FirstMark family companies appearing on this list of the 100 Best Places To Work in ... |
| 16.12.2020 | Announcing Our Investment in Workit Health
Fortune / 12.15.... | There’s a saying in Alcoholics Anonymous (okay, there are many): “It works if you work it.” But here... |
| 04.12.2020 | Announcing Our Investment in Pigment
TechCrunch / 12.03.20
... | “Realizing that modern, complex businesses can no longer be adequately managed using spreadsheet-sty... |
| 20.11.2020 | Announcing Our Investment in Kasa
Forbes / 10.13.20
All Ne... | “Kasa Living, a startup that offers short-term rentals inside hotels and multi-family properties, ha... |
| 20.11.2020 | Announcing our Investment in Here
TechCrunch / 10.22.20
Al... | “Here.fm, a new web-based communication platform founded by Jesse Boyes and Seth Harris, has today a... |
| - | Ro Raises $200M, Hits $250MM in ARR, & Reaches $1.5B Val... | “Ro, an online health start-up, has built a big business by asking consumers to pay cash to help all... |
| - | Starry Goes Public
Yahoo! Finance / 03.29.22
All News
“BO... | “BOSTON, March 29, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Starry, Inc. (the “Company” or “Starry”), a next generation... |
| - | Announcing Our Investment in Welcome
TechCrunch / 12.03.20
... | “Welcome, the HR software that helps organizations make and close offers to new candidates, announce... |
| - | We’re hiring! Apply now to join FirstMark’s Investment Team
... | About FirstMark
FirstMark is looking for a talented Investor to join our team in New York City. Wit... |
| - | Klara Raises $15M Series, Further Bolstering Patient Communi... | “Klara, a New York-based healthcare startup that pitches itself as a better tool for patient engagem... |
| - | FirstMark: Your Full-Stack Technology Partner
FirstMark / 1... | When we founded FirstMark in 2008, our vision was to build a network-driven venture capital firm tha... |
| - | Crossbeam Raises $76M Series C to Power the Ecosystem Econom... | Over the past fifteen years as a B2B SaaS founder, I’ve watched as best practices and category-defin... |
| - | Netflix’s VP of Product: Why Your Team Might be ‘Overly Agre... | Todd Yellin is a Netflix veteran of over 14 years and currently serves as VP of Product. He is respo... |
| - | Adobe to Acquire Frame.io for $1.275B: Congratulations to Em... | This announcement was originally posted on Adobe.
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it has entere... |
| - | Orchard Raises $69M Series C To Grow Team and Expand Product... | “
Orchard, the tech-forward residential real estate platform, has today announced the close of a $6... |
| - | Crossbeam Raises $25M Series B & Supercharges Free Tier
... | “As sales teams partner with other companies, they go through a process called account mapping to fi... |
| - | Congratulations Welcome! Acquired by Optimizely
Welcome / 1... | Today, leading digital experience platform (DXP) provider, Optimizely, announced it has entered into... |
| - | Pigment Raises $73M Series B to Unlock Data Insights
Ventur... | Pigment, a next-gen business forecasting platform that’s setting out to “reboot the spreadsheet,” ha... |
| - | Congratulations Timber! Acquired by Datadog
Matt Turck / 02... | “Although this was never publicly announced, for the last 2+ years, FirstMark was the lead investor ... |
| - | Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani Named as Two of the Most Impor... | Congratulations to FirstMark Partners Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani for being named as two of the mo... |
| - | “What I Wish I’d Known Earlier” Engineering Leadership Lesso... | Bryan Helmig is the Co-Founder and CTO of Zapier, the no-code breakout company that provides “easy a... |
| - | Kinsa Partners with New York City Department of Health
New ... | “Over the past few years, a California-based tech start-up has repeatedly made headlines for beating... |
| - | Congratulations Macro! Acquired by Mmhmm
TechCrunch / 11.22... | Mmhmm has perhaps the noisiest take on the future of video-conferencing: virtual meetings will be fu... |
