First Steps

About FirstSteps
At FirstMark, we are committed to investing in leading technology innovators who share our passion for making an impact by building exceptional, world-changing businesses. Our FirstSteps seed program is designed for early stage technology companies seeking investments of $50K-$750K. We prefer that companies have New York City headquarters, but will consider opportunities on a selective basis outside the region. We also have a bias towards companies with a full-time CTO to allow for rapid iteration and constant experimentation. We believe seed companies should surround themselves with a good network of advisors and supporters, and we frequently invest seed capital alongside angel investors or other institutional seed investors.

About the NYC Entrepreneurial Fund
Companies that are headquartered in New York City and meet certain other eligibility requirements may also be qualified to receive additional co-investment from the New York City Entrepreneurial Fund (NYCEF), a fund established by FirstMark Capital and the New York City Economic Development Corporation. This fund provides NYC-based technology startups with early-stage capital in similar investment amounts to those outlined above. Additional information related to the NYC Entrepreneurial Fund can be found at the NYCEF website.

Benefits of FirstSteps
As a FirstMark seed portfolio company, you will join a rapidly growing network of entrepreneurs and early stage companies who learn and share from one another. FirstMark actively encourages interaction amongst the portfolio to enhance the group's progress by facilitating regular meetings and events, inviting leading industry experts to present to the group on topical subjects, and providing opportunities to collaborate with the FirstMark team and experienced venture partners.

How To Apply
We look forward to working together with your company and want to get to know you and your team. In order to learn more about your company, please answer the following questions to facilitate our investment process. We will confirm receipt of your submission and request any follow-up information. We thank you in advance for taking the time to get to know us.

We're Hiring!

FirstMark Capital is an early stage technology venture capital firm based in NYC. FirstMark launched in 2008 to invest behind visionary entrepreneurs who are creating new markets or disrupting old ones with a fresh approach. We take a partnership-driven, long-journey approach and have made our singular goal to ease the frictions for our entrepreneurs as they build large, impactful businesses.

Our current portfolio consists of over 40 companies, including market leaders such as SecondMarket, Pinterest, Knewton, Lot18, Lumosity, and Shopify to younger, emerging companies like Aereo, Tapad, Jirafe, LollyWollyDoodle, NewsCred, Meteor Entertainment and more. We have been fortunate to work with the incredible entrepreneurs at Riot Games (acquired by Tencent), Boomi (acquired by DELL), and SPADAC (acquired by GeoEye). Select historical investments include Duck Creek Technologies (Acquired by Accenture); Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR); StubHub (Acquired by eBay); Netegrity (Acquired by CA); OutlookSoft (Acquired by SAP); and Navic Networks (Acquired by Microsoft).

Position: Director of Community, FirstMark Capital

Description: The Director of Community (DC) position is a newly created, pivotal position that sits at the intersection of our portfolio companies and the deep institutional relationships of the firm to create maximum impact amongst the portfolio.

Process: We are using TakeTheInterview as our preliminary assessment tool. This consists of a 10 minute video interview, along with submission of relevant links to your social media accounts and an online link to your resume. Click here or on the button below to be taken to the interview landing page. Note that signing up to TakeTheInterview does not automatically begin the interview. Please review the below responsbilities and qualifications before applying.

Take the Interview

We plan on reviewing responses weekly and will begin scheduling in-person interviews on a rolling basis. Our goal is to narrow down an initial round of candidates prior to the holidays.

Responsibilities:

  • Driving our existing set of programming currently run by the partners (CEO Summit, Marketing Summit, CTO Roundtable, Office Hours, Vertical Dinner Series, and more) to the next level;
  • Establishing and managing our annual calendar of events and activities;
  • Building relationships throughout our portfolio companies to identify unique opportunities to share knowledge and foster opportunities to collaborate, recruit talent, share office space and more;
  • Re-freshing our social media and web site design to align with core mission, building a world class web presence;
  • Measuring the effectiveness of web and social media programs, and create a standardized reporting and analytics package;
  • Developing additional initiatives to support the NYC community;
  • Creating programs that foster peer-to-peer networking amongst our portfolio companies across specific functional areas;
  • Establishing differentiated internal tools and panels to help FirstMark and companies efficiently critique new product offerings.

In addition to the above, the DC is expected to be a participant in and contributor to all existing and new investment related discussions.

The role is a pre-MBA role with a minimum two year commitment. The successful candidate will most likely choose to join a portfolio company or another venture firm, pursue a graduate degree, or potentially start his or her own company following completion of the role. This is a unique opportunity to learn from the triumphs and pitfalls of some of the best entrepreneurs prior to continuing with one's endeavors. We are open to evolution and/or extension of the role depending on performance and success.

Qualifications:

  • Digital native (curious and delighted by new web and technology based products and services)
  • Smart, outgoing and a self-starter who can establish himself/herself as a credible leader of events and programs
  • Active member of the entrepreneurial community in NYC
  • Knowledgeable of and experienced in the leading edge of technologies and business models, ideally with 2-3 years of relevant work experience but recent graduates also welcome to apply
  • Organized, good task manager with a "GSD" attitude
  • Technical (not required)

Please send any questions to jobs@firstmarkcap.com.

 

We're Hiring!

FirstMark Capital is an early stage technology venture capital firm based in NYC. FirstMark launched in 2008 to invest behind visionary entrepreneurs who are creating new markets or disrupting old ones with a fresh approach. We take a partnership-driven, long-journey approach and have made our singular goal to ease the frictions for our entrepreneurs as they build large, impactful businesses.

Our current portfolio consists of over 40 companies, including market leaders such as SecondMarket, Pinterest, Knewton, Lot18, Lumosity, and Shopify to younger, emerging companies like Aereo, Tapad, Jirafe, LollyWollyDoodle, NewsCred, Meteor Entertainment and more. We have been fortunate to work with the incredible entrepreneurs at Riot Games (acquired by Tencent), Boomi (acquired by DELL), and SPADAC (acquired by GeoEye). Select historical investments include Duck Creek Technologies (Acquired by Accenture); Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR); StubHub (Acquired by eBay); Netegrity (Acquired by CA); OutlookSoft (Acquired by SAP); and Navic Networks (Acquired by Microsoft).

Position: Director of Community, FirstMark Capital

Description: The Director of Community (DC) position is a newly created, pivotal position that sits at the intersection of our portfolio companies and the deep institutional relationships of the firm to create maximum impact amongst the portfolio.

Process: We are using TakeTheInterview as our preliminary assessment tool. This consists of a 10 minute video interview, along with submission of relevant links to your social media accounts and an online link to your resume. Click here or on the button below to be taken to the interview landing page. Note that signing up to TakeTheInterview does not automatically begin the interview. Please review the below responsbilities and qualifications before applying.

Take the Interview

We plan on reviewing responses weekly and will begin scheduling in-person interviews on a rolling basis. Our goal is to narrow down an initial round of candidates prior to the holidays.

Responsibilities:

In addition to the above, the DC is expected to be a participant in and contributor to all existing and new investment related discussions.

The role is a pre-MBA role with a minimum two year commitment. The successful candidate will most likely choose to join a portfolio company or another venture firm, pursue a graduate degree, or potentially start his or her own company following completion of the role. This is a unique opportunity to learn from the triumphs and pitfalls of some of the best entrepreneurs prior to continuing with one's endeavors. We are open to evolution and/or extension of the role depending on performance and success.

Qualifications:

Please send any questions to jobs@firstmarkcap.com.