FirstMark Capital: Venture leaders in the worldÕs business capital. When potential investors look at you, what do they see? An entrepreneur? At FirstMark Capital, we see more than that. We see a leader and an innovator. We see the potential you see in yourself. We see an opportunity to turn your ambition into brilliance. The way we see it, we're doing more than investing. We're creating the next big name in emerging technology: yours. FirstMark Capital works with visionary leaders, seeking exceptional ideas which have the capacity to become world class companies. Together, we fuel innovation. We make the first mark on our portfolio companies, and in turn, they will make the first mark on their industry. FirstMark has 12 investment professionals with broad industry-specific expertise. We are at the forefront of the most rapidly-evolving industries: media, advertising, financial services, retail and telecom. We are one of the largest venture firms in New York City and we are integrated into the entrepreneurial and leadership fabric of NYC. Some of our select visionary leaders include: Steve Hansen, CEO, weplay; Mark Dumas, CEO, SPADAC; Patrick Lo, CEO, Netgear; David Kidder, CEO, Clickable; Mitch Davis, CEO, Live Gamer; Seth Besmertnick, CEO, Conductor; Kunal Sarkar, CEO, Lumos Labs; Barry Silbert, CEO, SecondMarket. We have seeded or funded hundreds of exceptional ideas in our thirteen year history. Some of these ideas Ð now market-leading companies Ð include: weplay, Clickable, Conductor, SPADAC, SecondMarket, Live Gamer, IMImobile, Dovetail Insurance, Riot Games, Eagle Eye Analytics, Tectura, Lumosity, Duck Creek Technologies, Reflexis, Saba Software and Ibiquity. We work hand in hand with the leadership teams of our exceptional portfolio of companies over the course of months or years, turning many of them into world class enterprises who will make a long term impact on their industries and generating superior risk-adjusted returns for our investors. Some of our greatest successes include: Netegrity, acquired by CA, Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR), which completed an Initial Public Offering in 2003; NASDAQ: NTGR), StubHub! acquired by eBay, Outlooksoft, acquired by SAP, Analex Corporation, acquired by QinetiQ and Celiant, acquired by Andrew Corp. Recent investments in FirstMark IV, L.P. include:
When potential investors look at you, what do they see? An entrepreneur? At FirstMark Capital, we see more than that. We see a leader and an innovator. We see the potential you see in yourself. We see an opportunity to turn your ambition into brilliance. The way we see it, we're doing more than investing. We're creating the next big name in emerging technology: yours.
Mayor Bloomberg and FirstMark Capital Announce First Investment of the New York City Entrepreneurial Fund
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and FirstMark Capital today announced the first investment of the NYC Entrepreneurial Fund. MyCityWay, a mobile application provider and the developer of NYCWay – one of the winning applications of the City’s inaugural NYC BigApps competition in February 2010 – is the fund’s first seeded company.
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