Rick Marini
Founder & CEO of BranchOut.
Prior Co-Founder of Tickle (sold to Monster).
Advisor to several Bay Area start-ups.
I invest in
5 startups
@ $25,000 a year
How I like to add value
I have over a decade of deep experience in the consumer internet including founding 3 successful companies. In my career, I have raised $58 million in VC funding from Accel Partners, Redpoint, Mayfield, August Capital, Norwest, Floodgate Fund and a dozen top tier angels.
What I'm looking for
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What I've done
Founder of BranchOut - the largest professional network on Facebook. Raised $49mm from Accel, Redpoint, Mayfield, Norwest and a dozen of the top angels in SV.
Prior, founded SuperFan - a profitable developer of social games and Facebook apps for top media companies like CBS, MTV, Sony, Universal, etc.
Prior, co-founded Tickle.com - the largest online personality testing site. Raised $9 million from August Capital. Grew it to be a top 20 site with 200 million registered users and almost $40 million in revenue. Sold Tickle to Monster in 2004 for over $100 million.
Education: Harvard MBA (1999) and Univ of NH (1994).
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QUALIFIED
An accredited U.S. investor
