Number of Portfolio Companies 28
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Managing Partner & Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    01 Advisors
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Since October 2010, Dick has been the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, where he was responsible for the growth and management of the overall business. Previously, as Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer, he oversaw monetization and day to day operations.

Before joining Twitter, Dick was co-founder and CEO of FeedBurner, a digital content

syndication platform that was acquired by Google in 2007. While at Google, Dick was Group Product Manager on the Ads team responsible for social media ads.

Previously, Dick lived and worked in Chicago, where he founded and ran two digital media companies: SpyOnIt, a web page monitoring service, and Burning Door Networked Media, a web design and development consulting company. Dick was also an improv performer with the acclaimed Annoyance Theater.

He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Number of Investments 30
Dick Costolo has made 30 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - HiNOTE on May 9, 2023, when HiNOTE raised
$1.9M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 9, 2023
HiNOTE
Pre Seed Round - HiNOTE
$1.9M
Aug 23, 2022
VendorPM
Series A - VendorPM
$20M
Feb 23, 2022
Semsee
Yes
Series B - Semsee
Oct 26, 2021
HiveWatch
Yes
Series A - HiveWatch
$20M
Aug 10, 2021
Saturn Technologies
Venture Round - Saturn Technologies
$44M
Apr 14, 2021
Slice
Series D - Slice
$40M
Mar 31, 2021
Price.com
Seed Round - Price.com
$10M
Feb 16, 2021
Goldin Auctions
Venture Round - Goldin Auctions
$40M
Feb 1, 2021
Vimcal
Pre Seed Round - Vimcal
$1.9M
Dec 8, 2020
Linear
Series A - Linear
$13M
Number of Partner Investments 25
Number of Exits 
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Dick Costolo has exits. Their most notable exits are X (formerly Twitter)TubeMogul, and TellApart.
  • X (formerly Twitter) X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
  • TubeMogul TubeMogul is an enterprise software company for digital branding. Brands use the TubeMogul Platform to execute their global video ad spend.
  • TellApart TellApart helps the world’s biggest retailers unlock the power of their customer data with the next-generation Customer Data Platform.
  • Rival Rival is a technology company building a platform for live events.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 5
Dick Costolo is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at 01 Advisors. Additionally, Dick Costolo has had 5 past jobs including Chief Executive Officer at Chorus.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Chorus
Chief Executive OfficerJan 20162018
X (formerly Twitter)
CEOOct 1, 2010Jul 1, 2015
Google
Group Product Manager, Ads2007Jul 1, 2009
FeedBurner
Co-Founder, CEO20032007
Index Ventures
Venture Partner2016
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Dick Costolo holds 5 board and advisor roles including Board of Directors at BuildOps, Advisor at Mobilize, and Advisor at Stream.
Number of News Articles 2,675
Funding RoundMay 9, 2023
HiNOTE raised $1,900,000 / Pre Seed from Dick Costolo and 5 other investors
Funding RoundAug 23, 2022
VendorPM raised $20,000,000 / Series A from Alate Partners and 7 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 23, 2022
Semsee raised an undisclosed amount / Series B from 01 Advisors and 2 other investors
Funding RoundOct 26, 2021
HiveWatch raised $20,000,000 / Series A from Adam Bain and 6 other investors
Funding RoundAug 10, 2021
Funding RoundApr 14, 2021
Slice raised $40,000,000 / Series D from Adam Bain and 7 other investors
Funding RoundMar 31, 2021
Price.com raised $10,000,000 / Seed from Baron Davis and 15 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 16, 2021
Goldin Auctions raised $40,000,000 / Series Unknown from Adam Bain and 18 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 1, 2021
Vimcal raised $1,900,000 / Pre Seed from Ankur Nagpal and 5 other investors