Investing Profile

Rick Marini(638)

AngelInvestorFounderFormer CEO

3x Founder, Angel and Private Equity Investor. 50+ angel investments with 13 unicorns.

catapultcap.comSan Francisco, California

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Rick Marini's investing connections

104 Investors

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Harvard Business School Network

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Current Investing Position

Catapult Capital Managing Partner

Investment Range

$10.0M - $100.0M

Sweet Spot

$25.0M

Investments On Record

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Rick Marini's Investments On Record (51)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Tough Day	Pre SeedJun 2025$2M	$2M
Enki	SeedJun 2022$2M	$7M
Co-investors: Justin Kan (Goat Capital), Andy McLoughlin (Uncork Capital), Michael Staton (Learn Capital), Harj Taggar (Y Combinator), Matt Humphrey (Quiet Capital), Auren Hoffman (SafeGraph), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Roger Dickey, Errol Damelin
Stronghold	SeedJul 2018$3M	$3M
Co-investors: David Samuel (Freestyle Capital), Anji ISMAIL (Leonis Capital), Kenneth Ballenegger (Oyster Ventures), Vinny Lingham (Multicoin Capital)
Pray.com	SeedJun 2017$2M	$16M
Co-investors: Peter Pham (Science), Clark Landry (CESPPA), Stephen Hays (What If Ventures), Craig Cummings (Moonshots Capital), Dan Von Kohorn (Broom Ventures), Jeff Rosen (Broom Ventures)
Grove Collaborative	Series BApr 2017$16M	$320M
Co-investors: Rishi Garg (Mayfield), Jeff Crowe (Norwest Venture Partners), Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Tom Williams (Williams Family Office), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Charlie Songhurst
Jaanuu	SeedApr 2017$5M Convertible NoteOct 2014$580K	$5.6M
Finrise	SeedOct 2016$5M	$5.1M
Co-investors: James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Jeff Bonforte (Catapult Capital), Matt Humphrey (Quiet Capital)
BrightCrowd	SeedOct 2016
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Jeff Bonforte (Catapult Capital), Eric Chen (OVO Fund), Luc Levesque (Facebook)

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

Founder & Managing Partner Protocol Ventures2017 - Present

Co-Founder & Managing Partner Catapult2016 - 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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