Adam Nelson
Partner
FirstMark
Adam Nelson is a Partner at FirstMark focused on fintech and vertical software.
Bio
Professional summary
Vera Wang is an Investor at FirstMark, where she supports the firm's growth-stage investing efforts across all focus areas. Before FirstMark, she worked at Silver Lake Partners, investing in and supporting technology companies across vertical SaaS, fintech, and semiconductors, including Clubessential, Global Payments, and Altera. She began her career at Evercore in New York advising on telecommunications M&A and graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Financial Economics and Computer Science.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
VercelLegoraRain
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- FirstMarkInvestor
- Silver Lake PartnersInvestor
- EvercoreInvestment Banking
Education
- Columbia UniversityBA in Financial Economics and Computer Science
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