Zak Schwarzman
Director/Board Member at Mapped, Inc.
Profile
Since joining MetaProp as a General Partner in September of 2016, Zak has led MetaProp’s venture capital funds, investing in high-growth PropTech startups that are transforming the way we conceptualize, utilize, build, transact, interact with, and manage physical space.
Zak manages MetaProp’s investment activities and works closely with portfolio companies to move their businesses forward.
Zak’s investment experience spans seed, multi-stage and corporate venture capital and he is an active member of New York’s startup community.
Prior to joining MetaProp, Zak was an investor at Gotham Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm and affiliate of the Draper Venture Network.
Zak’s previous venture capital background includes experience with Canaan Partners, AOL Ventures and LearnCapital.
In addition to his role at MetaProp, Zak is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School where he teaches the graduate venture capital seminar.
Zak is a Kauffman Fellow and holds an M.B.A.
from Columbia Business School and a B.A.
in Political Economy and Business from Tulane University.
Zak Schwarzman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
MPNYC Management LLC
 MPNYC Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPNYC Management LLC (MetaProp Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Zach Aarons, Aaron Block and Clelia Warburg Peters. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2016 |
Mapped, Inc.
 Mapped, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mapped, Inc. provides Internet related services. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2021 |
Former positions of Zak Schwarzman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Gotham Ventures
 Gotham Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gotham Ventures (Gotham Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc founded in 1999 by Timothy Cook Draper, Daniel J. Schultz and Ross H. Goldstein. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York. | Private Equity Investor | 31/08/2016 |
| Manna Project International, Inc. | Chairman | 31/12/2014 |
InSITE Fellows
 InSITE Fellows Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services InSITE Fellows is a highly competitive leadership development program for exceptional graduate students at top universities. The program aims to create a community of passionate leaders who share common values and have the desire, ability, and network to support innovative companies and projects. In addition to chapter-specific curriculum and networking events, fellows engage in semester-long consulting projects for emerging companies across a range of industries, including software, healthcare, education, and social impact. The program also offers recurring events such as mock term sheet negotiation and product management crash course, as well as annual events like InSITE Connect and Kingpins of Silicon Alley. The program has a network of 750 proud alumni and has raised $750 million. | Director/Board Member | 31/05/2014 |
Structured Employment Economic Development Corp.
 Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. provides financial and technical assistance to partnerships of community-based organizations working to revitalize low-asset communities. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/05/2011 |
Canaan Management, Inc.
 Canaan Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Zak Schwarzman
| Tulane University (Louisiana) | Undergraduate Degree |
| Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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AOL Ventures, Inc.
 AOL Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance AOL Ventures, Inc.(AOL Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Version Media founded in 2009 by Michael C. Brown and Chris Danzig. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Learn Capital LLC
 Learn Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Learn Capital LLC (Learn Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Greg Mauro. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Finance |
Canaan Management, Inc.
Canaan Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT. | Finance |
Gotham Ventures
Gotham Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gotham Ventures (Gotham Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc founded in 1999 by Timothy Cook Draper, Daniel J. Schultz and Ross H. Goldstein. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York. | Finance |
MPNYC Management LLC
MPNYC Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPNYC Management LLC (MetaProp Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Zach Aarons, Aaron Block and Clelia Warburg Peters. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
InSITE Fellows
InSITE Fellows Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services InSITE Fellows is a highly competitive leadership development program for exceptional graduate students at top universities. The program aims to create a community of passionate leaders who share common values and have the desire, ability, and network to support innovative companies and projects. In addition to chapter-specific curriculum and networking events, fellows engage in semester-long consulting projects for emerging companies across a range of industries, including software, healthcare, education, and social impact. The program also offers recurring events such as mock term sheet negotiation and product management crash course, as well as annual events like InSITE Connect and Kingpins of Silicon Alley. The program has a network of 750 proud alumni and has raised $750 million. | Commercial Services |
Mapped, Inc.
Mapped, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mapped, Inc. provides Internet related services. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA. | Technology Services |
Structured Employment Economic Development Corp.
Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. provides financial and technical assistance to partnerships of community-based organizations working to revitalize low-asset communities. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| Manna Project International, Inc. |
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