FirstMark Capital

Venture Capital Est. 2008
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≈USD 3.5B
Reported FUM
Committed capital across its funds, reported by Wikipedia, 2024 · source
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Founded
2008
Last fundraise
2016 (USD 268.6M)

About

FirstMark Capital is an early stage venture capital firm based in New York that primarily invests at the seed or Series A stage. We are proud to back the ambitious founders of the most iconic companies in the world. We provide our investee companies access to the FirstMark platform and resources, which we believe is powered by the largest network in venture capital. FirstMark was founded in 2008 as a spinoff of Pequot Ventures, owned Pequot Capital Management.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Sources

Recent venture activity

Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 500K - USD 10M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
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Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
New York, NY, United States (HQ)

Fundraising

FirstMark Capital IV, L.P.
2016
USD 268.6M
source
FirstMark Capital P2, L.P.
2015
USD 200M
source
FirstMark Capital III, L.P.
2013
USD 225M
source
FirstMark Capital II, L.P.
2011
USD 225M
source

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