Foundation Capital
Overview
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm focuses on 'day zero' investments, often before a company has revenue, in sectors including FinTech, Enterprise software, AI, Crypto, and Consumer startups. It has a history of being the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies and partners with founders from the earliest stages of development.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebras Systems | Jul 2023 | Secondary | Co-investor |
| OpenSea | May 2018 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Cohesity | Mar 2021 | Secondary | Co-investor |
| Rappi | Apr 2019 | Series D | Co-investor |
| Binance.US | Apr 2022 | Seed | Co-investor |
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Key People
Bill Elmore
Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus
Jonathan Ehrlich
Founder and General Partner
Satya Vasanth Reddy
Build Accelerator Founder
Vivian Lin
Build Accelerator Founder
William Elmore
Founder and General Partner
Angus Davis
General Partner
Ashu Garg
General Partner
Charles Moldow
General Partner
Joanne Chen
General Partner
Paul Holland
General Partner Emeritus
Steve Vassallo
General Partner
Savin Goyal
Venture Partner
Alejandra Martinez
Partner
Gracie Zaro
Partner
Jason Demant
Partner Head Of Networks
Jaya Gupta
Partner
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Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
FAQ
Where is Foundation Capital based?
Foundation Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
When was Foundation Capital founded?
Foundation Capital was founded in 1995.
How many portfolio companies does Foundation Capital have?
Foundation Capital has 195 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.
What are some companies in Foundation Capital's portfolio?
Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Cerebras Systems, OpenSea, Cohesity, Rappi, Binance.US.
What was Foundation Capital's most recent investment shown here?
Foundation Capital's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Cerebras Systems in 2023.
What sectors does Foundation Capital focus on?
Foundation Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Crypto & Web3, Real Estate & PropTech, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, FinTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Telecommunications & Networking, Real Estate & PropTech, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.
What company stages does Foundation Capital focus on?
Foundation Capital typically invests at the Early stage.
What is Foundation Capital's AUM?
Foundation Capital's assets under management are estimated between $6.0B and $1.0B.