Adam Nelson
Managing Director at FirstMark Capital
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2019 - Current
FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs making their mark on the world.
Venture Partner
2019 - 2019
South Park Commons is a fund and community of technologists dedicated to helping each other explore, learn, and go from -1 to 0.
Board Partner
2018 - 2019
Board representative for Social Capital
Partner
2016 - 2018
Seed->Series B investor focused on B2B software with a particular interest in vertical software and marketplaces.
Principal
2015 - 2016
We make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.
Head of Revenue Partnerships (Director)
2015 - 2015
Head of Channel Partnerships
2012 - 2014
Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.
Raised $1,709,215,000.00 from JP Morgan Chase, RBC Capital, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Partners.
Business Development Intern
2011 - 2011
X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
Raised $12,869,191,511.00 from Greenlight Capital, Binance, Litani Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust, Fidelity, Alwaleed Bin Talal, Sequoia Capital and Vy Capital.
Investment Associate
2008 - 2010
Lindsay Goldberg is a private equity firm that invests in manufacturing, financial and business services, and healthcare sectors.
Investment Banking Analyst (Consumer)
2006 - 2008
The Rand Group is a San Francisco-based wealth management team led by Managing Director Daniella Rand.
Education
MBA
2010 - 2012
Bachelor's degree
2002 - 2006