Adam Nelson
Partner
FirstMark
Adam Nelson is a Partner at FirstMark focused on fintech and vertical software.
Bio
Professional summary
Matt Turck is a Partner at FirstMark. FirstMark's official profile says he invests broadly in enterprise software across the United States and Europe, with a deep career-long interest in data, machine learning, and AI. He organizes Data Driven NYC, hosts the MAD Podcast, and publishes the MAD Landscape. Earlier, he co-founded TripleHop Technologies, an enterprise AI search company acquired by Oracle, worked at Oracle, and helped start Bloomberg Ventures.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
seedearly stagegrowth
Sector
enterprise softwaredatamachine learningAIEuropean startupsUS startups
Thesis
Enterprise softwareData, machine learning, and AIUS and European startups
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Data Driven NYCMAD PodcastMAD LandscapeTripleHop TechnologiesOracleBloomberg Ventures
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a technically credible data/AI thesis, ecosystem context, and a clear enterprise buyer or platform wedge.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference MAD Landscape or Data Driven NYC when framing the market category.
- 2Emphasize enterprise data/AI depth and why now is the right market timing.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Continues to publish the MAD Landscape and host AI/data-focused programming through FirstMark.
Organizes Data Driven NYC, described by FirstMark as a large data and AI meetup.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- FirstMark CapitalManaging Director / Partner
- Bloomberg Ventures (Bloomberg LP)Managing DirectorPre-FirstMark
- Oracle (post-acquisition of TripleHop)Executive
- TripleHop Technologies (acquired by Oracle)Co-Founder
Education
- Yale Law SchoolLL.M.
- Sciences-Po ParisDegree
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