Investing Profile

Rick Marini(595)

VC

3x Founder, Angel and Private Equity Investor

catapultcap.comSan Francisco, California

Rick Marini's investing connections

83 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), and 80 other investors on Signal.

Networks Rick is a member of

Harvard Business School Network

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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

Consumer Health (Seed)Consumer Internet (Seed)Cryptocurrency (Seed)E-commerce (Seed)Games (Seed)Marketplaces (Seed)Media/Content (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area SMB Software (Seed)Social Commerce (Seed)Social Networks (Seed)Investors who were founders

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), Vinny Lingham, Jacob Gibson, Matt Mickiewicz
Pray.com	Seed RoundJun 2017$2M	$2.22M
Co-investors: Graham Smith (What If Ventures), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Craig Cummings (Moonshots Capital)
Grove Collaborative	Series BApr 2017$15.4M	$210.4M
Co-investors: Tim Chang (Mayfield), Rishi Garg (Mayfield), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Charlie Songhurst (Katana Capital), Jeff Crowe (Norwest Venture Partners), Erik Blachford
Jaanuu	Seed RoundApr 2017$5M Convertible NoteOct 2014$575K	$6.875M
Co-investors: John Seung (Fung Capital), Richard Jun (Bam Ventures), Brian Lee (Bam Ventures), Shamin Walsh, Deborah Benton
Finrise	Seed RoundOct 2016$5.3M	$5.42M
Co-investors: James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Tim Chang (Mayfield), Jack Herrick, Matt Humphrey, Jeff Bonforte
BrightCrowd	Seed RoundOct 2016
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Kevin Hartz, Jeff Bonforte, Luc Levesque
TrueFacet	Series ASep 2016$6M	$14.7M
Co-investors: Howard Lindzon (Social Leverage), Chris DeVore (Founders' Co-op)
Recharge Labs	Seed RoundJun 2016$2.3M	$2.3M
Co-investors: Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures), Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures)

Rick Marini's Media (2)

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

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

blog.nomics.com

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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