First Round Capital
New York, New York
First Round Capital is a venture capital firm willing to invest in pre-revenue companies, often providing a company's first outside capital. The partners look to take an active role in most of the companies they invest in. First Round Capital invests nationally and has additional offices in San Francisco and New York. The firm's typical initial investment is around $500,000. First Round Capital has coordinated the first ever VC-sponsored Exchange Fund. This fund allows qualified First Round Capital entrepreneurs to contribute a small piece of the stock they own in their company and share in the performance of all the other companies in the fund. Members of the First Round Capital Community have raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital to date. First Rounds's $20 million in total initial investments (in those companies that have been in the portfolio for over a year) have been followed by $850 million in financing from later-stage venture firms - a roughly 36-1 ratio.
Founded:2004
Firm Location:New York, New York • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • San Francisco, California • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with First Round Capital
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First Round Capital Team
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in FinTech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales & CRM, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in IoT, Investors in MarketingTech, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Developer Tools, Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise Applications, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech, Investors in Future of Work, Investors in Human Capital/HRTech, Investors in Payments, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB Software, Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
Investors in Philadelphia (PA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Gaming/eSports, Investors in IoT, Investors in MarketingTech, Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks, Investors in Travel
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in Cloud Infrastructure, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in FinTech, Investors in Food and Beverage, Investors in Hardware, Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Austin (TX), Investors in Boulder (CO)
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in FinTech, Investors in Hardware, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Canada, Investors in United States, Investors in Philadelphia (PA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/Content, Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI, Investors in Analytics, Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in EnergyTech, Investors in FinTech, Investors in Future of Work, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Logistics, Investors in Real Estate/PropTech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists)