Investing Profile

Rick Marini(351)

VC

3x Founder, Angel and Private Equity Investor

http://www.catapultcap.comSan Francisco, California

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Rick Marini's investing connections

5 Investors

Connected to Zach Coelius (Coelius Capital), Jonathan Abrams (8-Bit Capital), Gautam Gupta (M13), and 2 other investors on Signal.

Networks Rick is a member of

Harvard Business School Network

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Investing Profile

Rick Marini(351)

VC

3x Founder, Angel and Private Equity Investor

http://www.catapultcap.comSan Francisco, California

Current Investing Position

Catapult Capital Managing Partner

Investment Range

$50K - $1M

Sweet Spot

$100K

Investments On Record

Rick Marini is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Rick Marini's Investments On Record (48)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Stronghold	Seed RoundJul 2018$3.3M	$3.3M
Co-investors: David Bill (Freestyle Capital), Dave Samuel (Freestyle Capital), Kenneth Ballenegger (Oyster Ventures), Matt Mickiewicz, Jacob Gibson, Vinny Lingham
Pray.com	Seed RoundJun 2017$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Graham Smith (What If Ventures)
Grove Collaborative	Series BApr 2017$15.4M	$60.4M
Co-investors: Tim Chang (Mayfield), Rishi Garg (Mayfield), Charlie Songhurst (Katana Capital), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Erik Blachford
Jaanuu	Seed RoundApr 2017$5M Convertible NoteOct 2014$575K	$6.875M
Co-investors: Brian Lee (Bam Ventures), Richard Jun (Bam Ventures), John Seung (Fung Capital), Shamin Walsh, Deborah Benton
Finrise	Seed RoundOct 2016$5.3M	$5.3M
Co-investors: Tim Chang (Mayfield), Jack Herrick, Matt Humphrey, Jeff Bonforte
Forward	Seed RoundMay 2016
Co-investors: Joshua Kushner (Thrive Capital), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Chloe Sladden, Marc Benioff, Garrett Camp
Rinse	Series AApr 2016$6M	$23.5M
Co-investors: Brendan Wallace (Fifth Wall), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), Nicolas El Baze (Partech Ventures), TK Kuegler (Wasabi Ventures), Clark Landry (Arrowroot Advisors), Pen King (Innovating Capital), Henry McNamara (Great Oaks Venture Capital), John Kobs, Erik Moore, Ding Zhou
Territory Foods	Seed RoundFeb 2016$5M	$15.7M
Co-investors: Brendan Mathews (Motley Fool Ventures), Maxine Kozler (LDR Ventures), Kara Nortman (Upfront Ventures), Jason Stiles (DFE Capital Management), Drew Koven
BirdEye	Series AJan 2016$8M	$33M
Co-investors: Ajay Chopra (Trinity Ventures), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Rob Theis, Marc Benioff, Gokul Rajaram
Gigster	Series ADec 2015$10M	$32.5M
Co-investors: Sundeep Peechu (Felicis Ventures), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Ryan Sarver (Redpoint Ventures), Peter Boboff (Transmedia Capital), Lars Dalgaard (Luv Ventures), James Cham (Bloomberg BETA), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Andy Rankin, Justin Waldron, Marc Benioff, Ashton Kutcher

Rick Marini's Media (2)

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

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Flippening Podcast: The 1st Crypto "Fund of Funds" w/ Rick Marini of Protocol Ventures

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most interested in

I look for founders that are tackling huge markets that have real pain points. My areas of focus: consumer-facing tech, subscription businesses, marketplaces, social / digital content.

not interested in

I was in the recruiting space for many years and don't have interest in investing there right now.

Rick Marini's Experience

Managing Partner Protocol Ventures2017 - Present

Co-Founder & Managing Partner Dragonfly Partners2016 - Present

Rick Marini's Education

Harvard Business School MBA Business

University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics Bachelor's Degree Business

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