Rick Marini - Co-Founder, President & COO @ Rails

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Primary Job Title Co-Founder, President & COO
Primary Organization
Rails

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Rick Marini is the Co-Founder, President and COO of Rails. He previously worked at Grindr as a Chief Operating Officer. Rick Marini attended Harvard Business School.

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Pre Seed Round - Tough Day

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Tough Day	—	Pre Seed Round - Tough Day	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Enki	—	Seed Round - Enki	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stronghold	—	Seed Round - Stronghold	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pray.com	—	Seed Round - Pray.com	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grove Collaborative	—	Series B - Grove Collaborative	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Jaanuu	No	Seed Round - Jaanuu	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Finrise	—	Seed Round - Finrise	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BrightCrowd	—	Seed Round - BrightCrowd	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tonal	—	Series A - Tonal	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	TrueFacet	—	Series A - TrueFacet	obfuscated obfuscation

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Wavii

Rick Marini

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Wavii

Soma

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Wavii Wavii provides an iPhone app enabling users to follow and receive updates on topics such as celebrities, companies, and politicians.
Soma Soma is a premium water filter service that includes a beautiful glass carafe and the world's most innovative water filters.
SmartRecruiters SmartRecruiters is a recruiting AI company that provides a hiring platform that automates and optimizes the talent acquisition process.
ReTargeter ReTargeter provides retargeting solutions that display ads to users around the web after leaving that relevant website.
Reddit Reddit is an online platform that enables users to submit links, create content, and have discussions about the topics of their interest.
Poshmark Poshmark is a social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell, and share their style with others.
Pillow Pillow provides Internet-based management services about property, essential amenities, and other apartments and houses.
Payable Payable is the best way to pay your contractors and stay compliant.
Opendoor Technologies Opendoor is a real estate technology company that simplifies the process of buying and selling homes.
Luxe Luxe is an on-demand valet parking and car services app that makes owning a car more simple.

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Rick Marini

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder, President & COO

Rails

Chief Operating Officer

Grindr

, and

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Dragonfly Partners

. Additionally,

Rick Marini

has had

past jobs including

Founder & Managing Partner

Protocol Ventures

Rails Co-Founder, President & COOMar 2023
Grindr Chief Operating OfficerJun 2020
Dragonfly Partners Co-Founder & Managing PartnerOct 2016
Catapult Capital Co-Founder & Managing PartnerOct 2016
Fisher Scientific M&A and Corporate FinanceJun 1994
Scale-Up Venture Partner

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Protocol Ventures	Founder & Managing Partner	Oct 2017	Nov 2022
Hearst Communications	GM - Digital Products	Sep 1, 2014	Oct 1, 2016
BranchOut	Founder & CEO	Jul 20, 2010	Sep 1, 2014
Talk.co	Founder & CEO	Sep 1, 2013	Sep 1, 2014
SuperFan	Founder & CEO	Feb 1, 2008	Jul 19, 2010
Tickle	Co-Founder, CFO & Chief Strategist	Jun 1, 1999	2007

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Rick Marini

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisor

Radius Intelligence

Advisor

DreamWorks Interactive

, and

Advisor

Wheelwell

Radius Intelligence Advisor2015
DreamWorks Interactive AdvisorApr 1, 2011
Wheelwell Advisor
Lumosity Advisor
The Refiners Advisor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Wavii	Investor	Jul 15, 2011	—

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